A lawsuit California Congressman Devin Nunes filed in Virginia against California-based media giant McClatchy will live to see another day after a judge called Wednesday for more discovery on personal jurisdiction. Nunes, who seeks $150 million in damages, brought the suit last year in Albemarle Circuit Court, claiming that the publisher had conspired with Republican […]
Conservative Network Files $10M Defamation Lawsuit Against Rachel Maddow, MSNBC…
The owner of right-leaning cable news channel One America News Network (OANN) has filed a defamation lawsuit against Rachel Maddow and others claiming that the 46-year-old liberal commentator “maliciously and recklessly” smeared the network as a Russian state propaganda outlet. In a press release obtained by Law&Crime, attorneys for OANN’s owner Herrring Networks, Inc. said […]
‘Spygate’ Professor Claims Immunity Against Russian-British Academic’s Lawsuit…
Stefan Halper, the former Cambridge University professor who allegedly met with several Trump campaign aides as an FBI informant, asked a federal judge Tuesday to dismiss a defamation lawsuit that a Russian-British academic filed against him in May, saying government agents have immunity from litigation. Halper does not confirm he was an FBI informant in […]
Svetlana Lokhova v. Stefan A. Halper, et. al…
Oberlin College Must Post $36 Million Bond After Refusing to Pay Judgment…
An Ohio judge has ordered Oberlin College to post a $36 million bond after it refused to pay the multi-million judgment to Gibson’s Bakery stemming from the family business’s defamation case against the college. According to a report by Legal Insurrection, an Ohio judge has ordered Oberlin College to post a $36 million bond in […]
Women Settle Defamation Claims Against Bill Cosby…
A group of women who sued disgraced comedian Bill Cosby for defamation after he called them liars for accusing him of sexual assault have settled their grievances out of court. The women, who filed a motion to dismiss on April 5, agreed to an unspecified settlement from Cosby, who is currently serving a sentence of […]
“Nigerian Brothers” Sue Smollett Attorneys for Defamation…
Two Lakeview men who police and prosecutors said helped TV star Jussie Smollett stage a bogus hate crime on Jan. 29th have filed a defamation suit against the actor’s Hollywood-based attorneys. The complaint filed this morning in Chicago’s federal courthouse seeks more than $75,000 each for Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo and Abimbola “Bola” Osundairo from attorneys […]
CNN Hit with $275M Defamation Suit by Adam Sandmann…
A Kentucky teenager sued CNN on Tuesday for defamation, saying the cable network falsely conveyed to viewers that he was the “face of an unruly hate mob” confronting a Native American activist at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in January. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann in federal […]
Robert Barnes, Lawyer for Covington Families Mull Defamation Lawsuit Against Media (VIDEO)…
Judge Throws Out Stormy Daniel’s Defamation Lawsuit. Orders Her to Pay His Attorney Fees…
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit from adult film actress Stormy Daniels that claimed President Trump defamed her when he suggested she had lied about being threatened to keep quiet about their alleged relationship. Federal District Judge S. James Otero in Los Angeles had indicated during a late September hearing that he was […]