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Lawyer says Georgetown law student has grounds for libel suit

donal brown March 6, 2012

A prominent Philadelphia lawyer with some important defamation cases under his belt thinks that Georgetown law student Sandra Fluke could sue conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh for calling her a “slut” and “prostitute” over the airwaves. The lawyer said that Limbaugh could claim the accusations were opinion and protected speech, but actually the accusations  were “embedded false statements of fact” and thus potentially defamatory. -db From the Philadelphia Inquirer, March 5, 2012, by Michael

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Countdown host Keith Olbermann sued for defamation by conservative activist

donal brown March 1, 2012

Conservative activist and journalist James O’Keefe is suing Keith Olbermann for defamation for calling him a convicted felon on parole on a charge of interfering with a U.S. senator’s phone system. The suit claims James Shuster also defamed O’Keefe by claiming he was facing a rape allegation. -db From The Wrap, February 29, 2012, by Tim Kenneally with contributions from Pamela Chelin. Full story  

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Federal judge rules local news station not libel Virginia tax accountant

donal brown February 16, 2012

A Virginia accountant will not be able to sue a local news station for including him in a newscast about “unscrupulous” tax preparation firms, a federal judge ruled. The accountant had sued for per-se libel in that  the newscast allegedly described “an unfitness to perform the duties of office or employment for profit, a lack of integrity in the discharge of duties of such office, and the commission of a criminal offense,” according to court documents.

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Racecar builder sues NASCR driver and Jacked-Up Energy Drinks for defamation

donal brown February 14, 2012

A racecar builder says NASCAR Matt McCall and Jacked-Up Energy Drinks defamed him when they withdrew from a contract to sponsor his car in 2011. In his complaint, the builder claimed that the defendants in the libel suit lied when they said “the plaintiff could not be trusted in the handling of monetary funds, that plaintiff did not own or operate a race car meeting NASCAR specifications and that plaintiff did not possess a NASCAR

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Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul loses bid for identities of those posting online spoof

donal brown January 31, 2012

A federal judge ruled that Republican presidential contender Ron Paul could not force YouTube and Twitter to provide the identities of whoever uploaded videos with a spoof of Ron Paul bashing former candidate Jon Huntsman for being a Chinese agent. It is unusual for a candidate to sue in these matters given the courts’ tolerance of robust give and take in presidential campaigns, writes Jeff Roberts in paidContent. -db From a commentary in paidContent, January

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