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Jeffrey Thomas Jr. v. Crystal Moreland

Washington, DC personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a defamation theory.


Over five years ago, Jeffrey Thomas, Jr. sued Crystal Moreland for allegedly defaming him by reporting his conduct to their employer when the two worked together. The parties then fought tooth and nail over the scope of this case's protective order, motions to compel discov

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Lisa Posthumus Lyons v. My Pillow, Inc.

Grand Rapids, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on assault, libel and slander theories.


On February 22, 2021, U.S. Dominion, Inc., Dominion Voting Systems, Inc., and Dominion Voting Systems Corporation brought claims of defamation and deceptive trade practices against Respondents in the United States District Court for the District of Co

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Anthony Johnson v. Bogalusa City, et al.

New Orleans, Louisiana personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories claiming he was wrongful charged and convicted for a murder he did not commit.

1. Plaintiff Anthony Johnson was convicted of second degree murder and sentenced
to life without parole in 1986 for a crime that he did not commit. After more than 20 years in

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Norma Anderson, et al. v. Jena Griswold, in her official capacity as Colorado Secretary of State and Donald J. Trump

Denver, constitutional law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant seeking a declaratory judgment that Donald Trump violated the 14th Amendment on January 5, 2021 and should be barred from serving as President again.

Petitioners Norma Anderson, Michelle Priola, Claudine Cmarada, Krista Kafer, Kathi
Wright, and Christopher Castilian, eligible Colorado electors, bring t

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Erika Lopez Prater v. Trustees of Hamline University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant claiming to have been wrongfully not hired.

The dispute arises out of the non-renewal of Ms. Lopez Prater's employment contract to teach at Hamline during the Spring of 2023. Hamline hired Ms. Lopez Prater as an Undergraduate Adjunct Instructor to teach a World Art class for the Fall 2022 semester.

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Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss v. Rudy Giuliani

Washington, DC personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a defamation theory.

After the polls closed across the country on November 3, 2020-the first Presidential election in U.S. history to be conducted in the midst of a deadly global pandemic-the results in some states were immediately called, with either former Vice President Biden or then-President Trump decla

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Pekah Wallace v. Cheryl Sharp, et al.

New Haven, Connecticut civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on an employment discrimination theory.


Plaintiff Pekah Wallace (“plaintiff”) brings this action against defendants Cheryl Sharp (“Sharp”) and Tanya Hughes (“Hughes”) (hereinafter referred to collectively as the “defendants”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983, alleging that defendants deni

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Gwendolyn Gilleland v. Leiby Goldbarger, et al.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on libel and slander theories.

In Alabama, libel and slander are both considered defamation, which is "a false statement that is published or spoken about someone that damages their reputation. The main difference between libel and slander is the form of communication. Libel is defamation that is written

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Brandon Straka v. NBC Universal Media, LLC

Omaha, Nebraska personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on libel and slander theories.

"The laws of Nebraska define libel and slander as follows:

Libel: Is a false and defamatory statement made in writing or in a form that is capable of being read by others.
Slander: Is a false and defamatory statement made orally.

In order to win a d

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Donald Trump v. Cable New Network, Inc.

Miami, Florida personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, Donald Trump, who sued Defendant, Cable News Network, Inc. on libel and slander theories.

"Donald Trump v. Cable News Network, Inc. was a defamation lawsuit filed by former President Donald Trump against CNN on October 3, 2022. The lawsuit alleged that CNN had defamed Trump by calling him a "racist," a "Russian lackey," an "in

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Kevin E. Mathewson v. Raymond Karim Roberts

Kenosha, Wisconsin personal Injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on a defamation theory.

Kevin Matthewson, a former alder and blogger, sued Raymond Roberts on a defamation theory claiming that Roberts used social media to repeatedly describe him as a racist with white nationalist connections. He claimed that the posts endangered his family by pushing his address.
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Crystal Minnix, et al. v. Sinclair Television Group, Inc., et al.

Roanoke, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on a slander theory.


In January 2022, the Media defendants broadcast a news segment (the “Segment”) titled “COP'S ROLE IN JANUARY 6 ATTACK DIVIDES VIRGINIA TOWN WITH TIES TO CONFEDERACY.” Compl., ECF No. 1-1, at ¶ 1. Individual Media defendants
Dwyer, Thomas, and Yoo created this Segment,

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Michael W. Hayes, Jr. v. Transportation Insurance Company, et al.

Tulsa, Oklahoma personal injury truck wreck lawyer sued Defendants on auto negligence and medical malpractice theories.


On October 10, 2018, plaintiff was injured when a tortfeasor stuck plaintiff's vehicle from behind. Dkt. # 2-1, at 2. Plaintiff's vehicle was owned by his employer, and plaintiff was operating it within the scope of his employment at the time of the incident. Id. Pl

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Rachel Delo Ache Williams v. Netflix, Inc.

Rachel DeLoache Williams has sued Netflix, Inc. for defamation based on Netflix's portrayal of Williams in its docudrama series Inventing Anna. D.I. 1 ¶ 1. Inventing Anna tells the story of Anna Sorokin, Williams's one-time friend who “conned the New York elite into believing that [Anna] was a German heiress.” D.I. 1 ¶ 28. Netflix, a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business

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Cameron Kaminski v. Christina Hayek

Los Angeles, California civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant alleging intentional interference with prospective economic relations, intentional interference with contractual relations, unfair business practices in violation of Business and Professional Code section 17200, and defamation per se.


As alleged in his complaint, plaintiff was a talent manager

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Stephanie Ann Wadnola v. City of Norfolk

Norfolk, Virginia civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a defamation theory.

Stephanie Ann Wadnoal owns 731 Granby Street in Norfolk. She also owned Jhanesis, LLC d/b/a Jhanes Sweet Lounge but sold the business. The new owner started doing business at the same location a "Suite 1200." In October 2020, the City cited the owners of Suite 1200 for operating t

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US Dominion, Inc., et al. v. Fox News Network, L.L.C.

Wilmington, Delaware commercial litigation lawyers represented Plaintiff that sued Defendant on a defamation theory.

This was a civil action involving a defamation claim. Plaintiff alleged that Defendant, Fox News Network, published false and defamatory statements of fact about Dominion.

Dominion Voting Systems sued Fox New claiming to have suffered $1.6 billion in damages as a

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United States of America v. Anthony Joseph Hammer

Sherman, Texas criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with interstate communication of a threat.

On July 28, 2021, Anthony Joseph Hammer, age 34, sent a threatening electronic message to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a Jewish civil rights organization based in New York, via the ADL’s website’s contact page. In his message, Hammer stated the following: “Come and f

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Jajed Khalil v. Fox Corporation and Lou Dobbs

New York City, New York personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued defendant on a slander theory.


Plaintiff, a Venezuelan businessman, states that the Court has personal jurisdiction over Powell pursuant to CPLR § 302 for five reasons:

(i) Powell made the defamatory and disparaging statements at issue in the Complaint knowing and intending for them to be bro

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Fortesa Qorrolli v. Metropolitan Dental Associates, D.D.S. - 225 Broadway, P.C., et al.

New York, New York civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a job discrimination theory involving sexual harassment.

Qorrolli filed this action on July 30, 2018, alleging that her supervisor Mario Orantes regularly sexually harassed her at work, and that the proprietor of her workplace, Dr. Paul I. Cohen, did nothing to stop the harassment, in violation of Title V

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STATE ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION v. ALEXANDER L. BEDNAR

¶1 Alexander L. Bednar (Respondent) is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association (Bar) and is licensed to practice law in Oklahoma. The Bar initiated this action under Rule 6 of the Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings (RGDP), 5 O.S.2011, ch.1, app. 1-A, by filing an eleven-count Complaint on December 21, 2017. Respondent did not respond to the Complaint or to the Bar's Motion to Deem Allegati

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Eric Carvan v. Allstate Texas Lloyd's

San Antonio, Texas insurance law lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a bad faith breach of insuranc e contract theory claiming more than $75,000 in damages.

This case was filed in the 285th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, 2022CI20784, and was removed to federal court by Defendant.

INSURANCE CODE

TITLE 5. PROTECTION OF CONSUMER INTERESTS
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Erik Benjamin Cherdak v. Vincent Paul Cottone and Linda Marie Cottone

Fort Meyers, Florida personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on defamation theories.





Federal Courthouse - For Myers


Federal Courthouse - Fort Myers, Florida


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Kimberly A. Edelstein v. Greg Stephens, et al.

Cincinnati, Ohio civil rights lawyer represented her self and suited Defendant on a job discrimination (religion) theory under 42 U.S.C. 2000e.





Southern District of Ohio - Cincinnati


Southern District of Ohio - Cincinnati


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Carolyn Anderson v. R. Snowden Smith, et al.

Jacksonville, Florida civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on libel and slander theories.




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