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Fourth Department — Defamation: Gordon v. LIN TV Corporation, et al.
Appellate Division, Fourth Department Defamation News Broadcast — Standard Gordon v. LIN TV Corporation, et al. CA 11-00456 Appealed from Supreme Court, Erie County Background: The plaintiff appealed from an […]
Second Circuit — Scope of Prosecutorial Immunity: Flagler v. Trainor
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Scope of Prosecutorial Immunity False Statements — Defamation Flagler v. Trainor 10-4081-cv Judges Calabresi, Wesley and Lynch Background: The plaintiff-appellant appealed the […]
Case raises defamation issue for online post
Can anonymous commenters and the websites they post to be sued for defamation? In the case of one local dispute, the answer is no. Monroe County Supreme Court Justice David […]
Defamation: Varrenti v. Gannett Co. Inc.
New York State Supreme Court, Monroe County Defamation Internet Comments Varrenti v. Gannett Co. Inc. 2011/3613 Judge Barry Background: The plaintiff sought an order to enjoin the defendant from continuing […]
Spitzer faces $90M defamation lawsuits
Eliot Spitzer and Slate magazine are being sued by two ex-insurance executives who claim the former New York governor and the online publication defamed them in a column.
Boston man sues UAE sheik for defamation
A Boston man who alleges that a brother of the ruler of the United Arab Emirates whipped him with a belt in a Swiss hotel bar has filed a $7 million defamation lawsuit, claiming that the sheik and his associates have made false statements about him and slandered him in the news media.
First Amendment: Zherka v. Amicone
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit First Amendment Retaliation by Public Official — Defamation Zherka v. Amicone 10-37-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: This appeal is […]
NYC transit union chief seeks to unmask blogger
NEW YORK CITY — The head of New York City's transit union wants to go after an anonymous blog that has blasted him, and he asked a court Friday to make Google tell him who's responsible.
Defamation: DiFolco v. MSNBC Cable LLC
U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit Defamation DiFolco v. MSNBC Cable LLC 09-2821-cv Appealed from the Southern District of New York Background: Plaintiff Claudia DiFolco appeals from an order that […]
Defamation: Tenney v. Press-Republican
Appellate Division, Third Department Defamation Judicial Proceedings Tenney v. Press-Republican 506951 Appealed from Supreme Court, Essex County Background: In September 2005, defendant newspaper “Press-Republican” printed an article entitled, “Alleged county […]
Case Digests
- Second Circuit – Appellate counsel: United States v. Samuels
- Fourth Department – Pre-answer motion to dismiss: Villalba v. City of Auburn, et al.
- Court of Appeals – Office of Children and Family Services: Lawyers for Children, et al. v. NYS Office of Children and Family Services, et a.
- Fourth Department – Assault: People v. Talley
- Court of Appeals – Family Court Act: Abdoch v. Abdoch
- Second Circuit – Medicaid: Bellin v. McDonald
- Fourth Department – Family Court: Sprague v. Younes
- Second Circuit – False Claims Act: United States of America v. Amazon.com Inc.
- Fourth Department – Notice of claim: Jarrod W.S. v. Jordan-Elbridge CSD, et al.
- Western District Case Notes
- Second Circuit – Distribution of a controlled substance: United States v. Parasmo
Law News
- Convictions reversed over illegal NY State Police search
- NY judge rejects motion to collect on Iowa court judgment
- Bronx prosecutor misses filing deadline by 12 seconds
- Second-degree murder count reversed, leaving first-degree conviction
- Court of Appeals ends foster care program
- Experts highlight tax and regulatory changes
- NY appeals court reinstates robbery indictment
- Court of Appeals affirms convictions despite tainted transcript
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