by Sydney Smith on Nov 13, 2011
Libel Suit over Amazon Review
A self-publisher, Chris McGrath filed a libel lawsuit against Richard Dawkins, Vaughn Jones and Amazon over Jones' negative review of...
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by Sydney Smith on Nov 11, 2011
Times of London Appealing Libel Ruling, Argues Story ‘Protected by Qualified Privilege’
UK News Corp-owned The Times of London is appealing a 2006 libel case to the UK Supreme Court, Journalism.co.uk reported....
by Sydney Smith on Nov 08, 2011
Russian Radio Station to be Sued for Libel?
MP Zahid Oruj criticized Russian radio station host Vladimir Solovyev for his "anti-Azerbaijani statements," Trend reported. ABC.az reported that "Azerbaijan's...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 25, 2011
Is Herman Cain the Frontrunner Now? Don’t Bet On It!
About two weeks ago, I warned readers on this website not to be fooled into thinking that Herman Cain was...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 23, 2011
Linking to Libel Not the Same as Publishing Libel, Canada’s Supreme Court Says
Canada's Supreme Court decided that linking to "defamatory material" isn't defamation, CBC reported. . As CBC explained, the decision was...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 22, 2011
Libel reform Call
As iMediaEthics has written, the UK has been reviewing and working on reforms to its libel law. According to the BBC,...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 15, 2011
Libel Suit against Student Newspaper Dismissed
Student Press Law Center wrote Oct. 7 that a Nebraska judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming that University of Nebraska student...
by Sydney Smith on Oct 10, 2011
The Sun Apologizes to Soccer Player Tom Cleverly, At Least the 3rd Manchester United Player in Court this Year over Media Stories.
The UK Sun issued an apology for reporting a fake event about UK soccer player Tom Cleverley, the Guardian reported....
by Sydney Smith on Oct 07, 2011
Ghana President’s Nephew: The Statesman’s Aston Martin story is Fake, Will Sue
The nephew of Ghana's president intends to file a lawsuit against the Statesman after the newspaper published what he says...