A lawsuit accusing a private school for Jewish children and the school’s principal of defamation has been dismissed.
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Read More »August 5, 2022 Comments Off on Defamation lawsuit against private Jewish school dismissed
A lawsuit accusing a private school for Jewish children and the school’s principal of defamation has been dismissed.
Tagged with: defamation Derech Hatorah of Rochester
Read More »October 17, 2019 Comments Off on Jury awards $450,000 to father of Sandy Hook victim in defamation case
A jury this week awarded $450,000 to a father who has battled conspiracy theorists’ claims that the 2012 shooting death of his son at a Connecticut school was a hoax. In the years since 6-year-old Noah Pozner was killed, Lenny ...
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Read More »March 21, 2018 Comments Off on NY judge rejects Carter Page’s defamation lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge has tossed out a defamation lawsuit brought by a former adviser to President Donald Trump against a media company. Federal Judge Lorna Schofield said Tuesday that the lawsuit against Oath Inc. over ...
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Read More »September 12, 2017 Comments Off on Charles Oakley sues Knicks owners, claiming defamation
NEW YORK — Former New York Knicks star Charles Oakley sued the team’s owners Tuesday, saying he was defamed when they claimed he committed assault and was an alcoholic after his February arrest at a game. The lawsuit details how ...
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Read More »January 12, 2017 Comments Off on Fox, Glenn Beck, others off hook in ‘clock kid’ defamation suit
The Muslim boy who found himself in the national spotlight after he was wrongfully arrested for bringing a homemade alarm clock to school has lost in a defamation lawsuit against conservative media companies and personalities. The lawsuit accused Fox Television ...
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Read More »July 7, 2015 Comments Off on Fourth Department – Accadia Site Contracting v. Skurka
Appellate Division, Fourth Department Defamation Statements Sufficiency – Defamatory Connotation Accadia Site Contracting v. Skurka CA 14-01909 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The plaintiff was awarded a road construction project by the City of Niagara Falls. It commenced ...
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Read More »April 2, 2015 Comments Off on Second Circuit – Defamation: Ricci v. Teamsters Union Local 456
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit – Defamation – Communications Decency Act – Immunity Ricci v. Teamsters Union Local 456 14-1732 Judges Jacobs, Lohier and Swain Background: The plaintiffs appealed from the dismissal of his defamation ...
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Read More »March 18, 2015 Comments Off on Fourth Department – Defamation: Fiore v. Town of Whitestown
Appellate Division, Fourth Department – Defamation – State Official – Statements Made Within the Ambit of Duties Fiore v. Town of Whitestown CA 14-00914 Appealed from Supreme Court, Oneida County Background: The plaintiff-petitioner was formerly employed by the defendant-respondent ...
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Read More »December 26, 2014 Comments Off on Second Circuit – Defamation: Adelson v. Harris
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit – Defamation – Online Reporting Adelson v. Harris 13-4173-cv Judges Calabresi, Raggi and Chin Background: The plaintiff appealed from the dismissal of his defamation suit. The plaintiff alleged that the National ...
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Read More »October 29, 2014 Comments Off on New York State Court of Appeals – Defamation: Davis, et al. v. Boeheim, et al.
New York State Court of Appeals – Defamation – Alleging Economic Motivation – Opinion Davis, et al. v. Boeheim, et al. No. 145 Judge Rivera Background: The plaintiffs commenced an action against the defendants Syracuse University and the University’s ...
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Read More »December 20, 2013 Comments Off on SCOTUS: Angry pilot case pits defamation v. immunity
In a case that pits First Amendment defamation principles against statutory immunity rules, the U.S. Supreme Court will address whether an airline can face liability for reporting that a plane passenger — one of the airline’s own pilots — might ...
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Read More »October 23, 2013 Comments Off on Fourth Department — Defamation: Lang v. Beoheim and Syracuse University
Appellate Division, Fourth Department Defamation Sex Abuse Allegation Reaction —Expression of Opinion Lang v. Beoheim and Syracuse University CA 13-00451 Appealed from Supreme Court, Onondaga County Background: The plaintiffs commenced a defamation action seeking damages for statements made by the ...
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