by Sydney Smith on Jun 17, 2011
Bahrain to Sue the UK Independent Newspaper?
Bahrain has filed a defamation lawsuit against The Independent newspaper and specifically its reporter Robert Fisk, The Guardian reported. Bahrain began...
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by Sydney Smith on Jun 03, 2011
Dan Snyder Subpoenas WashPost for Any Info Linking WaPo & WashCity Paper’s “Cranky Fan Guide”
Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder has filed a subpoena against the Washington Post, Washington City Paper reported. The Washington Post...
by Sydney Smith on May 30, 2011
BBC Spent $1.4 million in 4 Years ‘Defending Its Journalism’
The BBC has paid £700,000 (or $1.4 million) "defending its journalism" in the past four years, the Guardian reported. According to the...
by Sydney Smith on May 19, 2011
Birther Book Publisher Threatens Suit over Esquire Parody
Earlier this week, Esquire magazine published a story on their website claiming that a book publisher was yanking all copies of the...
by Sydney Smith on May 18, 2011
UK Guardian Bloggers List Problems with UK Draft Libel Bill
The Guardian's "Butterworth and Bowcott On Law Blog" compiled ten issues with the current draft libel reform bill for the...
by Sydney Smith on May 14, 2011
Man Sues for $50 Million after Blog Accuses him of Sexually Assaulting 3 Women
Attorney Meanith Huon is suing a legal blog for $50 million for suggesting that he was accused of sexually assaulting three...
by Sydney Smith on May 12, 2011
U.S. Billionaire Louis Bacon to Sue Wikipedia, Denver Post, WordPress
A U.S. billionaire intends to sue for the identity of anonymous commenters, including people who have posted information about him...
by Sydney Smith on May 09, 2011
Publisher Libeled Arab Newspaper, Claimed $2 Million Bribe Taken To Interview Iraq Prez
Website publisher Alan Merdini is paying newspaper publisher HH Saudi Research, its editor-in-chief and one of its journalists a total of £85,000...
by Sydney Smith on May 07, 2011
Radio Station libels former Irish politician Mary Harney, Called her alcoholic
Former Irish politician Mary Harney was awarded €450,000 from Newstalk after the radio station broadcast comments that Harney is an...