Nebraska Defamation Law
Brandon Straka v. NBC Universal Media, LLC
Omaha, Nebraska personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on libel and slander theories.<br> <br> "The laws of Nebraska define libel and slander as follows:<br> <br> Libel: Is a false and defamatory statement made in writing or in a form that is capable of being read by others.<br> Slander: Is a false and defamatory statement made orally.<br> <br> In order to win a d... More...
$0 (08-08-2023 - ne)Gregory Kloch v. Jon C. Bruning, etc.
In this interlocutory appeal, Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning seeks reversal of the district court's decision denying him absolute and qualified immunity in the lawsuit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by Gregory M. Kloch, M.D., which claimed that provisions of Nebraska's Uniform Licensing Law violated the due process clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Consti... More...
$0 (11-04-2008 - NE)Michael Nolan, appellee, v. Tim Campbell, also known as Timothy C. Campbell, appellant.
<P>Tim Campbell, also known as Timothy C. Campbell, appeals the judgment entered by the Madison County District Court awarding Michael Nolan, the city administrator of Norfolk, Nebraska, $78,000 on his petition for libel and false light invasion of privacy and enjoining Campbell from specific uses of certain publications and terminology. While we uphold the award of damages, we must narrow the sco... More...
$78000 (12-21-2004 - NE)<a href="http://www.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/02/05/013348U.pdf" target="_new">Daniel H. Nee v. William Byrne</a>
After his termination as the head men’s basketball coach for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Daniel H. Nee brought this diversity action against the University’s athletic director, William Byrne, alleging Byrne defamed Nee and interfered with Nee’s employment contract. In his answer, Byrne raised the affirmative defense of immunity under the Eleventh Amendment and Nebrask... More...
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