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Gap claims Kardashians too tarnished to suffer defamation

donal brown January 23, 2012

In defending themselves from a Kardashian lawsuitover the use of a double in an ad mocking the Kardashian lifestyle, the Gap is contending that the Kardashians have no reputation left to protect, that  they have already sought so much negative publicity that they are libel-proof. The Kardashians are asking for $15-20 million in damages. -db From Fox News, January 20 2012, by Jo Piazza. Full story  

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D.C. appellate court rules for whistelblower’s anonymity

donal brown January 19, 2012

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruled that a software trade association did not have to disclose the name of an anonymous tipster. Solers, a software company, had sued the trade association to determine the identity of the tipster who they claimed made a false accusation that the company used unlicensed software. -db From The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, January 18, 2012, by Haley Behre. Full story  

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Law blog suggests ways to avoid libel suits for online postings

donal brown January 17, 2012

A Los Angeles media lawyer provides eight strategies for avoiding libel and concludes by saying that retractions and apologies must be done carefully so that you don’t make the situation  worse. -db From the California Defamation Law Blog, January 17, 2012, by Gordon Firemark. Full story  

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Georgia Supreme Court rules for The Atlanta-Journal-Constitution in Jewell libel case

donal brown January 12, 2012

The Georgia Supreme Court upheld a ruling in the Richard Jewell defamation suit against The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jewell’s survivors sought damages for stories the newspaper ran identifying Jewel as a suspect in the 1996 Olympic Games bombing, hurting his reputation. The newspaper said they had reported correctly that Jewell was a only a suspect in an ongoing investigation and even questioned the police focus on him. -db From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 10, 2012, by

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Dominican Republic sugar owners suffer setback in defamation case

donal brown December 15, 2011

A federal court of appeals said owners of Dominican Republic sugar cane plantations were public figures, making it more difficult for to prove they were defamed by a documentary film about the harsh treatment of Haitian laborers on the plantations. To prove defamation, the owners must show that documentary film makers acted with actual malice. -db From The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, December 13, 2011, by Chris Healy. Full story     

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