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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Two men who filed a defamation suit against Syracuse University head basketball Coach James Boeheim failed to state a cause of action, an appeals court has ruled. The Appellate Division, Fourth Department on Friday affirmed a lower court’s decision dismissing ...

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