Defamation Law
 
Seth Bookout, Leslye Romero, and Ryan Gallagher v. Jonathan Shelley and Stedfast Baptist Church

Fort Worth, Texas – Civil Litigation lawyer represented Appellants with the trial court’s denial of their motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against them.

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In this accelerated interlocutory appeal, Appellants Seth Bookout, Leslye
Romero, and Ryan Gallagher challenge the trial court’s denial of their mot... More...
   $0 (11-30-2022 - TX)

RAHUL K. NATH, M.D. AND USHA NATH V. BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND TEXAS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

Houston, Texas – Civil Litigation lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant claiming interfered with their sale of real property.




To understand the claims, it is necessary to briefly recount the parties’ past
litigation.

The sanctions order that led to Nath I and Nath II

In 2006, Rah... More...
   $0 (11-22-2022 - TX)

Levinson Smith & Huffman, P.C., et al. v. Trevor Henson, et al.

Tulsa, Oklahoma civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on fraud, misrepresentation, breach of fiduciary duty, constructive fraud, constructive trust, alter ego liability, unjust enrichment, equitable accounting, and conversion of personal property theories.

Plaintiff, Levinson, Smith and Huffman, PC ("LSH"), is a law firm. Defendants Trevor Henson and Carter B... More...
   $0 (11-08-2022 - OK)

Larry Elliott Klayman v. Thomas J. Fitton, et al.

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

The complaint alleged that Roger Stone, during an interview on
InfoWars, a website, stated: “He [Klayman] was ousted at Judicial Watch. Ask Tom Fitton [the
current president of Judicial Watch] why he left. He left because of a sexual harassment complaint.”
Klayman alleg... More...
   $0 (10-25-2022 - DC)

James Preservation Trust, Eric F. James d/b/a Stray Leaves, Leaves of Gas v. Rob Burley, Burley Auction Group, Inc., Lois Gibson, and Terry Verburgt

San Antonio, Texas – Libel, Slander and Defamation lawyer represented Appellees/Plaintiffs with asserting claims for defamation.


Appellees/Plaintiffs Robb Burley, Burley Auction Group, Inc., Lois Gibson, and Terry
Verburgt (the Burley Plaintiffs) sued Appellants/Defendants JamesPreservation Trust, Eric F.
Jame... More...
   $0 (10-02-2022 - TX)

Roy Moore v. Senate Majority PAC

Montgomery, Alabama plaintiff personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a defamation theory.

Roy Moore sued Senate Majority PAC on a slander theory claiming that Defendant defamed him in a TV ad recounting sexual misconduct accusations during his failed U.S. Senate in Alabama in 2017.... More...
   $8200000 (08-12-2022 - AL)

Scarlett Lewis and Neil Heslin v. Alex Jones

Austin, Texas personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant on defamation and harassment theories claiming the repeated said things that were not true about the 20 first graders, including their son Jesse Lewis, age 6, who was killed in the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 20 first graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. ... More...   $49200000 (08-04-2022 - TX)

Dr. Larry Cunningham v. David W. Blackwell, et al.

Lexington, Kentucky civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on a 1983 civil rights violation theory.

The University of Kentucky investigated two dentistry
professors for entering false data about whether they, or their students, had performed services
for patients at a university clinic and whether they, or the clinic, should be paid for those
services.... More...
   $0 (07-25-2022 - KY)

Jeff Alexander v. PG&E

Bakersfield, California personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued defendant on a defamation theory.

Jeff Alexander claimed that PG&E had made false statements about a deadly explosion that occurred on 2015.

PG&E issued a press release saying, “Mr. Jeff Alexander and his companies have repeatedly conducted illegal and unsafe excavations in Kern County, including the... More...
   $0 (07-22-2022 - CA)

James E. Alexander Sr. v. Patsy Phillips Musgrove

Jackson, MS - Real Estate lawyer represented Appellee with filing a
lawsuit seeking to have a tax deed declared void.



¶1. This case involves real property in Lawrence County, Mississippi, that Patsy Joan
Phillips acquired in 1982 through a deed from Lib and Sue Vanderford. Lib Vand... More...
   $0 (07-19-2022 - MS)

IRONSHORE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY vs CONRAD & SCHERER, LLP and TERRENCE P. COLLINGSWORTH

West Palm Beach, Florida - Insurance Law lawyer represented Appellees with appealing a final judgment on the insurer’s duty to defend claim.



In 2014, the insurer issued a Lawyer’s Professional Liability Policy to the law
firm. The law firm notified the insurer of a Racketeer Influe... More...
   $0 (07-17-2022 - FL)

Frederick O. Silver g. Richard Fairbank CEO/President Capital One Financial Corporation

Salt Lake City, Utah pro se Plaintiff, attempted to represent himself without a lawyer, sued Defendants on Fair Credit Reporting Act violation theories.


This is an action involving a claim under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).[4]Plaintiff generally alleges that he had an account with Capital One but inaccurate reporting has negatively impacted his credit score.[5] Defendant Fai... More...
   $0 (07-08-2022 - UT)

James Williams v. Simpson Strong-Tie Company, Inc.

Oakland, California personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a defamation theory.


In December 2017, Simpson hired Williams as a fabrication layout technician. Williams reported to the production department supervisor,

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Chris Altomare. He worked in the production office with three other employees: Angel Mosqueda, a special products technic... More...
   $0 (06-28-2022 - CA)

AMY FROGGE, ET AL. v. SHAWN JOSEPH, ET AL.

Nashville, TN - Civil Litigation lawyer represented appellees with a free speech rights case.



In 2016, the Metropolitan Nashville Board of Public Education (“the Board”)
entered into a contract of employment with Dr. Shawn Joseph, whereby Dr. Joseph would
serve as Director of Schools... More...   $0 (06-23-2022 - TN)

Jerry Hoffman and Hoffman Innovations, Inc., d/b/a DIY Autotune v. Scott Clark and Realtuners, LLC

Council Bluff, Iowa civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on defamation, civil extortion, breach of employee duty of loyalty, breach of contract and unjust enrichment.


A jury awarded Hoffmann Innovations, Inc., and its owner Jerry Hoffmann $11 million in compensatory and punitive damages against a fired employee, Scott Clark, and his new competing company... More...
   $0 (06-17-2022 - IA)

Josh Webber, et al. v. Damon Anthony Dash, et al.

New York, New York intellectual property lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on copyright infringement theories.


At the end of four-day trial, the jury unanimously found the defendants liable for copyright infringement and defamation. The jury awarded $30, 000 in damages to Plaintiff Muddy Water Pictures LLC (“Muddy”) for infringement of Muddy's copyright in the f... More...
   $0 (06-14-2022 - NY)

Myrna de Jesus v. UnitedHealth Group

Phoenix, Arizona pro se Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a breach of contract theory.


Plaintiff brings several claims. The first is for defamation. She alleges that Defendant published the false allegations against her to several third parties, such as the “Arizona Department of Economic Services, prospective employers, her co-workers, and her alma mater schools . . . .” (Id. at... More...
   $0 (06-09-2022 - AZ)

Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard

Fairfax, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued defendant on a libel theory claiming that he was damaged and/or injured as a direct result of his ex-wife accusing him of being abusive.

Amber Heard wrote an article published in the >Washington Post in which she said that she was abused by Depp.

Trut... More...
   $0 (06-01-2022 - VA)

James Miller v. Heather Schupp

Fort Worth, Texas - Divorce lawyer represented Appellant with a defamation case.



Miller sued Schupp for defamation after she made allegedly defamatory
statements about him to his sister and to a friend. Miller claims that in September or
October 2020, Schupp contacted Miller’s sister a... More...   $0 (05-17-2022 - TX)

BRIANNA CARRIE Vs. WILLIE JONES

New Orleans, LA - Divorce lawyer represented Plaintiff with an appeal arising out of alleged domestic abuse charge.



On May 7, 2021, Plaintiff filed, in the district court, a petition for protection
from abuse, pursuant to La. R.S. 46:2131 et seq.
1(the “Petition”), against
Defe... More...   $0 (05-03-2022 - LA)

Blac Chyna v. Kim and Khloé Kardashian and Kris and Kylie Jenner and Kris and Kylie Jenner

Los Angeles, California personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant o defamation theories.

Plaintiff sought $40 million for loss of earnings and more than $60 million in lost future earnings.

... More...
   $0 (05-03-2022 - NY)

State of Louisiana v. Laquanisha Leroycia McCoy

Shreveport LA - Criminal Defense lawyer represented defendant with arguing that her sentence is unconstitutionally excessive.



In March of 2017, Santa Maria Produce (“Santa Maria”), a wholesale
grocery distribution company, hired McCoy as a general office clerk.
McCoy was respon... More...   $0 (04-30-2022 - LA)

GANTVOORT v. RANSCHAU

Pierre, SD - Divorce lawyer represented Plaintiff with suing his former wife for placing a hidden recording device in Doug’s office.



[¶2.] Doug and Mary married in 1996. During the course of their marriage,
they owned and operated a specialty restoration business in Clear Lake, South
Dak... More...
   $0 (04-10-2022 - SD)

Norman Gaudette, et aux. v. Mainely Media, LLC, et al.

Bangor, Main personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued defendant on a defamation theory claiming that a news paper article published about Norman Gaudetter was false.

In 1990, Norman Gaudette was a detective with the Biddeford
Police Department. Allegations surfaced that Gaudette had sexually abused
several teenage boys. Along with an internal investigation by the Bi... More...
   $0 (04-06-2022 - ME)

Svetlana Lokhova v. Stefan A. Halper

Alexandria, Virginia plaintiff personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued defendant on defamation and tortious interference theories.

Svetlana Lokhova, a Russian-born author and academic, first sued Stefan A. Halper and others in May 2019, alleging acrimoniously and unprofessionally in an excessively long complaint that Halper was the source for news stories accusing her of be... More...
   $0 (04-05-2022 - VA)

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