Defamation Law
 
Dee Oliver v. James Cohen

Virginia Beach, Virginia personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a defamation theory claiming that comments posted on Facebook damaged her candidacy for reelection to the city council.

See: The Virginia Pilo
... More...   $5000000 (04-01-2022 - VA)

BRIANNA CARRIE Vs. WILLIE JONES

New Orleans, LA - Domestic Abuse lawyer represented Plaintiffwith a fileing a petition for protection from abuse.




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.(the “Petition”), against Defendant. Plain... More...   $0 (03-09-2022 - LA)

Samantha Cherry v. Cox Health and Steve Edwards

Springfield, Missouri personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on a defamation, discrimination and breach of privacy.

Samantha Cherry alleged that the CEO of Cox Health, Steven Edwards, discriminated against her, defamed her and breached her privacy on Twitter.

While trying to schedule a virtual visit for her son, Cherry was instructed to use the promoco... More...   $0 (02-21-2022 - MO)

SEISSA BELMONDO, vs EDY AMISIAL

Miami, FL - Defamation lawyer represented defendant with a stand-alone claim for defamation.



Notwithstanding a related civil action pending in circuit court between
the parties and an action pending in circuit court, family division, appellee,
Dr. Edy Amisial, filed a stand-alone claim for d... More...   $0 (02-20-2022 - FL)

Roland Mastandrea vs Sherri Snow

Tallahassee, FL - Defamation lawyer represented defendant with challenging the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit.



The appellant, a city councilman, challenges the trial court’s
dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against the appellee, a
resident of the city he represented. On appeal, th... More...   $0 (02-19-2022 - FL)

Simone Barron AND Walid Yammine v. Issam Al Shmaisani and Sharon Smith

Fort Worth, Texas - Real Estate lawyer represented Appellants with eappealing the trial court’s judgment concerning a real-estate transaction.



In separate briefing raising a plethora of issues, Simone Barron and her brother
Walid Yammine appeal the trial court’s judgment following a jury tri... More...   $0 (02-11-2022 - TX)

James E. Alexander Sr. v. Patsy Phillips Musgrove

Jackson, MS - Real Property lawyer represented appellant with a case involving real property.



We begin by addressing the history of this case, based upon the record2
and the
detailed history set forth in the chancery court’s Judgment Upon Remand. In September
1982, Lib Vanderford and hi... More...   $0 (02-08-2022 - MS)

Lisa Sulka v. C.C. "Skip" Hoagland

Beaufort, South Carolina plaintiff personal injury lawyer sued Defendant on a defamation theory.

Defendant sent email messages to the South Carolina Attorney General accusing Plaintiff of committing a crime and being unfit for office.... More...   $40000000 (02-04-2022 - SC)

Leigh Corfman v. Roy Moore

Montgomery, Alabama personal injury lawyers represented the parties who both claimed that the other had defamed them.

The only defense in a defamation case is truth.

Plaintiff claimed that Mr. Moore had defamed her by saying that she lied about him sexually assaulting her.

Moore counterclaimed asserting that she had lied about his sexually assaulting her.... More...   $0 (02-03-2022 - AL)

James Miller v. Heather Schupp

Fort Worth, Texas - Criminal defense lawyer represented Appellant with suing Schupp for defamation after she made allegedly defamatory statements about him.



Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code Chapter 27, also known as the Texas
Citizens Participation Act, is an anti-SLAPP statute.1 See Tex. Civ... More...   $0 (01-23-2022 - TX)

Michael Pliuskaitis v. USA Swimming Child Sexual Predator

Denver, CO - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with allegations that arose that he engaged in inappropriate sexual relations with a minor athlete.



Mr. Pliuskaitis coached youth swimming in Virginia and was a coach member
of USA Swimming. The United States Olympic Committee ... More...   $0 (01-15-2022 - )

Sarah Palin v. The New York Times Company

New York, New York personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a defamation theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of the publication by Defendant of information about her that was false.



<... More...   $0 (01-12-2022 - NY)

MARK GILBERT v. CITY OF CHICOPEE; WILLIAM JEBB; JOHN PRONOVOST; RICHARD J. KOS

Boston, MA - Constitutional Rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, Appellant with claiming his First Amendment rights were violated.



In sharing this tale, we construe the facts of the
complaint in the light most favorable to Gilbert. Ocasio–Hernández
v. Fortuño–Burset, 640 F.3d 1, 7 (1st Cir. 2011) (citing Fed. R. ... More...   $0 (12-29-2021 - MA)

KEVIN C. ROBINSON v. TOWN OF MARSHFIELD; ROCCO LONGO, individually; MICHAEL A. MARESCO, in his official capacity; and JOHN E. HALL, in his official capacity and individually.

Boston, MA - Employment lawer lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants claiming that he was discriminated against by his employer because of his age.




Robinson retired from his position as Fire Chief in March
of 2015 when he was sixty years old after having worked with the
Department since 1978.2 He... More...   $0 (11-23-2021 - MA)

John Doe v. Alex Jones and InfoWars

Waterbury, Connecticut personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on defamation theories.

Jones was sued by families of Sandy Hook victims in both Texas and Connecticut courts over his past claims that the 2012 mass shooting was staged.

He eventually acknowledged that the shooting was real. ... More...   $0 (11-16-2021 - CT)

Lott Johnson v. Cheryl Humphreys, UPS Ground Freight, Inc.

St. Louis, MO - Civil Rights lawyer represented Plaintiff - Appellant with alleging that UPS fired him because of his race in violation of the Arkansas Civil Rights Act of 1993.



Johnson is an African-American man who worked as a driver for UPS. UPS
and Johnson’s bargaining unit agreed to an expansive collective bar... More...   $0 (10-30-2021 - MO)

United States of America v. GARY L. WALKER

Denver, CO - Mail Fraud lawyer represented defendant with a
conspiracy to commit mail fraud arising out of a business charge.



Our decision in the first appeal involving this litigation details the relevant
background, see United States v. Walker, 761 F. App’x 822, 826-29 (10th Cir. 2019),
so we need not r... More...   $0 (10-04-2021 - )

WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT, INC.; WARNER BROS. TECHNICAL OPERATIONS, INC. D/B/A WARNER BROS. ADVANCED DIGITAL SERVICES; TMZ PRODUCTIONS, INC.; EHM PRODUCTION, INC. D/B/A TMZ; TMZ.COM; AND ELIZABETH MCKERNAN, PETITIONERS, v. ROBERT JONES, RESPONDENT

Austin, Texas - Defamation lawyer represented defendant with a defamation lawsuit charge.



Robert Jones is a former Dallas Cowboys football star who played ten seasons in the
National Football League (NFL). His illustrious career is marked by several notable
accomplishments: first-round draft pick in 1992, NFL Roo... More...   $0 (08-25-2021 - TX)

STATE OF OHIO vs. MONAI SHEREA BROWN

Cincinnati, Ohio - Criminal defense attorney represented Monai Sherea Brown with appealing her conviction for a tampering with records charge



{¶2} Loie Hallug owns the property located at 511 McAlpin. Sometime in
late July or early August of 2017, Hallug received a letter from Brown dated July 27,
2017, informing him t... More...   $0 (05-03-2021 - OH)

Thomas Cothren v. Joshua F. Solomon

Greenbelt, Maryland personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a defamation theory.

Thomas Cothren sued Joshua F. Solomon on a personal injury theory.


"Thomas Cothren is a resident of the state of New York and former sales representative for Fresh Start Recovery Center, LLC ("Fresh Start"), an addiction treatment center located in Montgomery County, s... More...   $0 (04-20-2021 - MD)

United States of America v. Cameron Shea

Seattle, Washington hate crime charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Cameron Shea, 25, a leader of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, pled guilty to federal conspiracy and hate crime charges for threatening journalists and advocates who worked to expose anti-Semitism.

Shea pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit three offenses against the United States: i... More...   $0 (04-09-2021 - WA)

STATE OF OHIO vs. MONAI SHEREA BROWN

Cincinnati, OH - Criminal defense attorney represented Monai Sherea Brown with a tampering with records charge.



Loie Hallug owns the property located at 511 McAlpin. Sometime in
late July or early August of 2017, Hallug received a letter from Brown dated July 27,
2017, informing him that he had abandoned his proper... More...   $0 (03-24-2021 - OH)

Devin Nunes v. CNN

New York, New York - Republican U.S. Representative sued CNN on a defamation theory seeking $435 million in damages from CNN for failing to ask for a retraction for a false news article aired by DNN on November 22, 2019.

CNN published a report that Nunes was involved in efforts to get “dirt” on then-Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden.

CNN l... More...   $0 (02-20-2021 - NY)

US Dominion, Inc. v. Rudolph W. Giuliani

Washington, D.C. - US Dominion, Dominion Voting Systems and Dominion Voting Systems Corporation sued Rudolph W. Giulani on libel and slander theories claiming that told others untruths about Dominion's voting systems harming its reputation. Slander is a civil wrong (tort) and can be the basis for a lawsuit. Damages for slander may be limited to actual (special) damages unless there is malicious in... More...   $0 (01-26-2021 - DC)

Michael Mark Martin, Richard Scott Martin, Jeffrey Webb Martin, Individually and on Behalf of Network Operator Services, Inc., a Texas Corporation v. Ron Hutchison, Tony Cason, Tim Martin, and Ronnie Martin

Texarkana, Texas - Shareholder dispute attorney represented Ron Hutchison, Tony Cason, Tim Martin, and Ronnie Martin with appealing the dismissal of their individual and derivative claims against Network Operator Services, Inc..



NOS is a family-owned, Texas corporation. Its bylaws describe it as a close corporation,
and t... More...   $0 (01-05-2021 - TX)

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