Libel Law
 
Darrin Opaitz v. Gannaway Web Holding, L.L.C., d/b/a Worldnow; Raycom Media, Inc. d/b/a KCBD-TV NewsChannel 11; and James Clark

Appellant, Darrin Opaitz, challenges the trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of media Appellees, Gannaway Web Holdings, LLC, d/b/a Worldnow, Raycom Media, Inc., d/b/a KCBD-TV NewsChannel 11 and James Clark, individually, (collectively KCBD) in his suit for invasion of privacy, defamation by libel, defamation by libel per quod and declaratory judgment.
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BACKGROUND

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Wing F. Chau v. Michael Lewis

Plaintiffs‐Appellants Wing F. Chau and Harding Advisory LLC appeal
from a March 29, 2013 judgment of the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York (Daniels, J) dismissing their claims of libel against
Defendants‐Appellees author Michael Lewis, his source, Steven Eisman, and
Lewis’s publisher, W.W. Norton, for twenty‐six allegedly defamatory statemen

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R. Scott Phelan v. H. Scott Norville

Appellant and Cross-Appellee, R. Scott Phelan, and Appellee and Cross-Appellant, H. Scott Norville, both appeal a judgment rendered in Phelan’s favor following a jury trial on Phelan’s assault and libel claims against Norville. The jury awarded Phelan a total monetary award of $590,000, consisting of $15,000 for physical pain/mental anguish as a result of the assault claim, $325,000 for past a

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Linda A. Copeland v. Robert E. Anderson

¶1 Does civil liability for the tort of perjury exist in this state? This is the foremost question which arises from the sustention of a demurrer to plaintiff's cause of action for perjury and pretrial deceit. A procedural problem concerning our jurisdiction to review will be preliminarily disposed of sua sponte. We hold that civil liability for the tort of perjury does lie in this state but that

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Scheirman v. Pemberton

¶1 P. L. Scheirman commenced this action to recover on account of a malicious prosecution. The defendant's demurrer to plaintiff's petition was sustained, and plaintiff appealed. Pending the appeal and on January 2, 1937, plaintiff died. Defendants below, defendants in error, move to dismiss, contending that the cause of action does not survive the death of plaintiff.

¶2 The action for

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Payor v. Jump

¶1 This is an appeal from a judgment of the county court of Osage county rendered against Edna Drew Pryor, administratrix of the estate of Antwine Pryor, deceased, and against the estate of said deceased, and in favor of Antwine Pryor, a minor, and putative bastard child of Antwine Pryor, deceased.

¶2 The record discloses that bastardy proceedings were instituted in the county court of

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Boris Y. Levitt v. Yelp! Inc.

Today, individuals can share their opinions with the entire
world courtesy of a few taps on the keyboard. The appellee
in this case, Yelp! Inc. (“Yelp”), provides an online forum on
which its users express opinions as to services ranging from
dog walkers to taco trucks.
The appellees, Boris Levitt, Cats and Dogs Animal
Hospital, Inc. (“Cats and Dogs”), John Mercurio

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Shawn King v. This Land Press, LLC, et al.

Shawn King v. This Land Press, LLC, Keena b. Roberts, Joshua Kline, Michael Mason, Vince Lovoi, Eric Cullen and Cullen & Associates, LLC

Plaintiff, Shawn King, for his claims against Defendants, This Land Press, LLC; Keena B. Roberts; Joshua Kline, Michael Mason, Vince LoVoi, Eric Cullen and Cullen & Associates, LLC, for conversion, invasion of privacy, libel, slander, defamation, invasio

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Pat Briscoe v. Aaron Kyle Hammer, et al.

Pat Briscoe v. Aaron Kyle Hammer, et al.

Issue # 1.
Issue: CONVERSION (CONVERT)
Filed by: BRISCOE, PAT
Filed Date: 07/26/2011
Party Name: Disposition Information:

Defendant: GRISHAM, BRENT
Pending.

Defendant: HAMMER, AARON KYLE
Disposed: DISMISSED - WITH PREJUDICE, 08/21/2014. Dismissed- Settled.

Defendant: HAMMER, LINDSAY ALLI

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Nick Reynolds, et al. v. North Star Memorial Group, et al.

Nick Reynolds, et al. v. North Star Memorial Group, et al.

Issue # 1.
Issue: CIVIL CONSPIRACY (OTHER)
Filed by: REYNOLDS, NICK
Filed Date: 07/26/2010
Party Name: Disposition Information:

Defendant: ALLBRITTON COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY
Disposed: DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE, 11/10/2011. Dismissed- Settled.

Defendant: GRIFFIN COMMUNICATIONS LLC

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Chris Hogan v. Michael K. Winder, et al.

Chris Hogan lost his job with the Utah Telecommunications Open
Infrastructure Agency, or “UTOPIA,” a state agency charged with upgrading
high-speed internet access. Claiming he was fired for revealing a conflict of
interest in contract awards, he threatened to sue the agency for wrongful
termination. Shortly after making this threat, he was subject to several
unflattering m

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Jesse Ventura v. Chris Kyle

Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura sued former Navy Seal Chris Kyle on libel claiming that he was defamed by Kyle in the book that he wrote entitled "American Sniper" in which he claimed that have punched out a "celebrity" called "Scruff Face" at a bar. Kyle later identified "Scruff Face" as Venture and claimed that Venture disparaged the United States in remarks made in the bar.

K

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Cynthia Paroski v. Stavick2 Inc. d/b/a Tropix

Cynthia Paroski appeals the trial court’s judgment in favor of Stavick2 Inc. d/b/a Tropix (Tropix). In several issues, Paroski generally contends the trial court erred in entering judgment against her because there was no enforceable contract between Tropix and the employee she hired, and (2) Tropix engaged in a fraudulent transfer. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court’s judgme

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James Demetriades v. Yelp, Inc.

Plaintiff James Demetriades, who operates restaurants in Mammoth Lakes, filed a complaint seeking an injunction under the Unfair Competition Law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq. (UCL)) and False Advertising Law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17500 et seq. (FAL)) to prevent defendant Yelp, Inc. (Yelp), the operator of a popular online website that contains customer reviews of businesses, from making cl

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Salem Abraham v. Daniel Greer and Fix The Facts Foundation d/b/a AgendaWise

Is a public official always a public official . . . that seems to be the underlying question in the appeal before us.
Salem Abraham appeals from an order dismissing his lawsuit for libel against Daniel Greer and Fix the Facts Foundation, d/b/a AgendaWise (collectively referred to as AgendaWise). The order of dismissal was entered pursuant to Chapter 27 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies

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International Insurance Brokers, Ltd., LLC v. Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company

International Insurance Brokers, Ltd., LLC v. Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company

Issue # 1.
Issue: ABUSE OF PROCESS (OTHER)
Filed by: INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE BROKERS LTD LLC
Filed Date: 12/31/2013
Party Name: Disposition Information:

Defendant: HARTFORD STEAM BOILER INSPECTION AND INSURANCE COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT
Disposed: DISMISSED

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American Heritage Capital, LP v. Dinah Gonzalez and Alan Gonzalez

American Heritage Capital, LP sued Alan and Dinah Gonzalez for defamation and tortious interference with prospective business relationships. AHC nonsuited its claims against Dinah. The trial judge dismissed AHC’s claims against Alan based on Alan’s motion to dismiss under the Citizens Participation Act, Chapter 27 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. The judge later awarded Alan atto

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Guerra & Moore, L.L.P. v. J. Michael Moore and David Lumber

Seeking a bill of review, Appellant Mark Cantu petitioned the trial court to set aside its August 4, 2008 judgment against him for $1.6 million in damages for legal fees in a product liability suit claiming the wrongful death of Santa Magdalena Gonzalez. His petition alleged that Appellees Guerra & Moore, LLP, Carlos Guerra, J. Michael Moore, and David Lumber conspired to defraud him of the legal

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Michael O. Pickens v. Elizabeth Cordia, Pamela Pickens, T. Boone Pickens, Jr. and Thomas B. Pickens, III

Appellant Michael O. Pickens is the brother of appellees Elizabeth Cordia, Pamela Pickens, and Thomas B. Pickens III, and the son of appellee T. Boone Pickens Jr. Appellees sued Michael for invasion of privacy by public disclosure of private facts, defamation, statutory libel, and intentional infliction of emotional distress for remarks he published about them on a blog. In addition, Pamela brough

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Digital Music News, LLC v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Escape Media Group, LLC, Real Party in Interest

Escape Media Group (Escape) operates an Internet service called Grooveshark through which users may upload and retrieve digital music files. UMG Recordings, Inc. owns an extensive music catalog that includes songs by such artists as Buddy Holly, The Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, and The Who. In 2010, UMG sued Escape in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, alleging Escape infringed on copyrights a

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KBMT Operating Company, LLC, KBMT License Company, LLC, Brian Burns, Jackie Simien and Tracy Kennick v. Minda Lao Toledo

In this accelerated interlocutory appeal we must determine whether the trial court erred in failing to dismiss a physician’s defamation claim and award attorneys’ fees to the media defendants under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (“TCPA”). See Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Ann. §§ 27.001-.011 (West Supp. 2013); see also id. § 27.008(b). We affirm the trial court’s order.

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Jeffrey Bianca v. Independent School District No. 1 of Tulsa County

Jeffrey A. Bianca v. Independent School District No. 1 of Tulsa County

Issue # 1.
Issue: WRONGFUL TERMINATION (TERMINATE)
Filed by: BIANCA, JEFFREY A
Filed Date: 08/29/2011
Party Name: Disposition Information:

Defendant: BALLARD, DR KEITH E
Disposed: TRANSFERRED TO FEDERAL COURT, 10/17/2011. Dismissed- Transferred to Another Jurisdiction.

Defe

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Christopher M. Comins v. Matthew Frederick Vanvoorhis

In this defamation case, Christopher Comins [“Comins”], appeals a trial court order entering partial final judgment in favor of Appellee/Cross-Appellant, Matthew VanVoorhis [“VanVoorhis”], for Comins’s failure to comply with the presuit notice

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requirement of section 770.01, Florida Statutes (2008). Comins argues that the trial court erred because VanVoorhis is not a “me

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GoDaddy.com, L.L.C. v. Hollie Toups, et al.

GoDaddy.com, LLC (“GoDaddy”) filed a petition in this Court seeking an order permitting an interlocutory appeal of the trial court’s order denying GoDaddy’s motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ claims on the basis that such claims are barred by section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (the “CDA”). See 47 U.S.C. § 230. We granted GoDaddy’s request to file an interlocutory appeal. Aft

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In Re: Amendments to the Oklahoma Uniform Jury Instructions



IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE OKLAHOMA UNIFORM JURY INSTRUCTIONS - CIVIL (SECOND).

ORDER ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO OKLAHOMA UNIFORM JURY INSTRUCTIONS - CIVIL (SECOND)

¶1 The Court has reviewed the recommendations of the Oklahoma Supreme Court Committee for Uniform Civil Jury Instructions that proposed Instructions should be adopted. The Court finds that the revisions should be adopt

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