Libel Lawsuit against New Yorker Dismissed, Judge says Actual Malice Not Proven
Federal judge J. Paul Oetken dismissed Peter Paul Biro's libel lawsuit against the New Yorker magazine over its July 2010…
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No More Anonymous Comments in North Andover Eagle-Tribune
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Forbes Writer who Wrongly Called Irish President Homosexual Resigns
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