by Sydney Smith on May 25, 2019
Geoffrey Rush gets ‘record’ payout in Australian libel lawsuit
The Daily Telegraph must pay actor Geoffrey Rush approximately $2 million U.S. over its 2017 reporting alleging sexual misconduct. Last...
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by Sydney Smith on May 13, 2019
Indigenous community suing over morning show claims about abuse & children
Back in 2018, the Australian morning news program Sunrise aired a program about Indigenous people and their children. The program,...
by Sydney Smith on May 10, 2019
Daily Telegraph appeals Geoffrey Rush libel case
The Australian Daily Telegraph and journalist Jonathan Moran have filed an appeal of Geoffrey Rush's libel lawsuit. According to the...
by Sydney Smith on May 05, 2019
Saying man threw a ‘coward punch’ at rugby player was libelous
Claiming a man threw a "coward punch" at former rugby captain James "Chucky" Stannard--a punch that fractured Stannard's skull and...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2019
Covington Catholic student Nicholas Sandmann sues NBC Universal over NBC News, MSNBC reporting
Nicholas Sandmann, the Kentucky teenager from Covington Catholic High School depicted in viral footage and images from the Lincoln Memorial...
by Sydney Smith on May 02, 2019
Canadian student newspaper settles lawsuit, retracts calling politician racist
Canadian student publication The Gateway apologized to politician Kerry Diotte, a member of Parliament, for referring to him as a...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 28, 2019
Ukrainian president sues TV station
On the heels of a libel settlement and apology from the BBC, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko is now suing Ukrainian...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 19, 2019
Meteorologist sues NBC-affiliate, says firing was defamatory
Jeremy Kappell, who was fired by a Rochester, N.Y. TV news station earlier this year, is now suing the NBC-affiliate...
by Sydney Smith on Apr 14, 2019
Devin Nunes sues McClatchy over Fresno Bee story
Congressman Devin Nunes (R-Ca) is suing the McClatchy newspaper company, claiming the company's Fresno Bee article was "character assassination" against...