Eliot Spitzer is facing more legal problems. William Gilman and Edward McNenney – two ex-insurance executives — are suing the ex-governor and Slate.com for a combined $90 million dollars. The pair claim Spitzer disparaged their reputations in an editorial penned by the former governor and posted on Slate. Gilman isContinue Reading
Authorities in the United Kingdom are eager to eradicate libel tourism and allow for a greater degree of Internet free speech, while at the same time providing ample opportunity for defamed individuals to have libelous content removed from the Web. Current Online Defamation Laws In The United Kingdom While freeContinue Reading
With the increased popularity of the internet, it is safe to say that the number of online defamation cases will continue to rise. In short, this occurs when somebody posts a false statement about another person on the internet. Although online defamation is quite common, not every instance leads toContinue Reading
Defamation Pro Se Means You Represent Yourself In A Defamation Lawsuit. If you have been targeted by defamatory statements, you have the right to represent yourself at trial. In the legal community, this is known as proceeding “pro se.” If you choose to file your defamation lawsuit without an attorney’sContinue Reading
Can public figures sue bloggers over opinions? A partial owner of the Miami Heat, Raanan Katz, successfully obtained an injunction against blogger Irina Chevaldina. The sanction comes after Katz filed an online defamation lawsuit against Chevaldina and Google over a picture of him, which Chevaldina posted on the Internet. TheContinue Reading