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Jack Nicklaus's $50M Redemption And The Limits Of The Litigation Privilege

A Florida jury awarded Jack Nicklaus $50 million after finding that his former business partners defamed him by widely publicizing false statements from a court complaint, damaging his reputation.

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Diss Tracks And Defamation Part III: Court Tosses Drake's Case

The Court dismissed Drake's defamation case predicated on the lyrics of Kendrick Lamar's mega-hit Not Like Us, dealing the final blow (for now) in the infamous 2024...

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Client Alert: An Erie October Surprise: Ninth Circuit Rules Anti-SLAPP Denials Not Immediately Appealable

On October 9, 2025, in Gopher Media LLC v. Melone, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overruled precedent established over 20 years ago in Batzel v. Smith by unanimously holding...

United States Media & IT

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Jenner & Block

Court Clarifies Boundaries Of Defamation Liability For Legal Professionals

On October 16, 2025, the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued a significant ruling in Shapley v. Lowell, dismissing with prejudice a politically charged defamation lawsuit brought against Steptoe's client...

United States Litigation

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Steptoe LLP

Florida Federal Judge Dismisses President Trump's $15B Lawsuit Against The New York Times

United States Litigation

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Defamation In Business Disputes: Executive Held Personally Liable For False Kick-Back Accusation

United States Litigation

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Defamation At The Super Bowl: "I Want To Perform Their Favorite Song, But You Know They Love To Sue."

United States Litigation

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Senn Fortis

It Ends With A Lawsuit Part II: Court Dismisses Justin Baldoni's $400 Million Defamation Claim

United States Litigation

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Senn Fortis

Non-Disparagement Tips For Employers (Video)

United States Employment

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Offit Kurman

Recent U.S. Tax Court Opinion Illustrates How Language In Settlement Agreements Can Determine Tax Treatment Of Payments

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Anti-Defamation League Files Title VI Complaint Against Massachusetts School District

United States Consumer

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Mayer Brown

Lively v. Wayfarer Studios LLC

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Litigation Privilege: What Is It, And When Might It Apply?

United States Litigation

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Fennemore

Opinion-Trading Ads: MPL Challenges ASCI White Paper, Seeks $6mil In Damages

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Why Direct Student-Athlete Payments Create An Immigration Crisis For Universities

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Tariffs, Contracts And The Negotiation Imperative: Why The Old Playbook Won't Work

United States International

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JAMS

AMTL's AICP Files Second Case Against TSMC, Its Advanced Memory Amends Against SK Hynix

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Unpacking A Busy Last Week For US ESG Disclosure And Compliance

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

California Privacy Violations Result In $1.35 Million Fine!

United States Privacy

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Court Of Appeal Holds An Employee Cannot Recover Damages For Defamation Related To A Wrongful Termination Claim

The California Court of Appeal issued an important decision clarifying that an employee cannot recover damages...

United States Employment

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Walters v. OpenAI, L.L.C.

Georgia state court grants summary judgment dismissing defamation claim targeting ChatGPT output accusing radio host of embezzlement, in light of disclaimers notifying users that ChatGPT sometimes generates inaccurate information, and user's admission that he did not believe output relayed true facts.

United States Litigation

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

California Court Turns Up The Heat: PG&E Case Requires Employees Claiming Defamation To Prove Damages Beyond Their Termination

Employees may believe they can premise a defamation case on their employment termination. However, Hearn v. Pac. Gas & Elec. Co., 108 Cal. App. 5th 301 (2025), holds otherwise.

United States Employment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Recent Decision Shows The Heavy Burden Of Actual Malice In Defamation Suits

Ever since the landmark case New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), to succeed on a defamation claim, plaintiffs who are also public figures have a constitutional requirement...

United States Litigation

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Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

Understanding The Litigation Privilege

United States Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Behind The Paywall: When Catchy Headlines Risk Defamation Claims

United States Litigation

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Diss Tracks And Defamation Part II: UMG Urges Dismissal Of Drake's Case

United States Litigation

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Caught Between The Court And The Court Of Public Opinion

United States Media & IT

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Withers LLP

Blake Lively Vs. Justin Baldoni: A Spotlight On Celebrity Privacy And Legal Boundaries

United States Litigation

Crivello, Nichols & Hall

Were You Defamed? Whether You Are A "Public Official" Matters

United States Litigation

Crivello, Nichols & Hall

Wynn v. The Associated Press, Et Al.: A Recent Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari Highlights Challenges To New York Times V. Sullivan And Anti-SLAPP Laws

United States Litigation

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Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

PFAS Out, Libel In: Testing The Boundaries Of Defamation And Tortious Interference

United States Litigation

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Dechert

The Devil You Don't Know – Might Not Be So Bad! Good News For Driver Credit And Background Checks

United States Transport

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar: A Defamation Battle In The Streaming Era

United States Litigation

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Capes Sokol

Wynn v. The Associated Press, Et Al.: A Recent Petition For A Writ Of Certiorari Highlights Challenges To New York Times V. Sullivan And Anti-SLAPP Laws

The 1964 Supreme Court case New York Times v. Sullivan, which requires public officials to prove "actual malice" to succeed on a defamation claim, was a watershed moment in defamation law. Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts was decided just a few years later and extended the same protection to "public figures" in addition to public officials.

United States Litigation

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Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

PFAS Out, Libel In: Testing The Boundaries Of Defamation And Tortious Interference

A manufacturer of PFAS free turf has filed a defamation suit to prevent an environmental group from harming its business after the group issued blanket statements about the presence of PFAS.

United States Litigation

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Dechert

The Devil You Don't Know – Might Not Be So Bad! Good News For Driver Credit And Background Checks

In this era of driver and employee shortages, employers of all kinds - motor - carriers, freight intermediaries and shippers, should be aware of a byzantine array of federal statutes...

United States Transport

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar: A Defamation Battle In The Streaming Era

The hip-hop world has been ablaze with the feud between megastars Kendrick Lamar and Drake, culminating in a legal battle that extends beyond diss tracks. While rap beefs have historically stayed within the confines of music.

United States Litigation

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Capes Sokol

Fears That Trumps Judicial Appointments Will Overturn New York Times V. Sullivan Unlikely To Be Realized

United States Litigation

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

A Privacy Tort Out Of Our Wildest Dreams? Will Taylor Swift Defend Her Reputation From Donald Trump's AI Hoax?

Taylor Swift has, again, been thrust into a narrative she would likely much prefer to be excluded from. This time, it is former President Donald Trump's second bid for reelection.

United States IP

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Davis Malm & D’Agostine

NY Appellate Court Confirms That Social Media Platforms Are Public Forums Under Anti-SLAPP Law

On August 7, 2024, the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department issued a decision of note under the New York anti-SLAPP Law.

United States Litigation

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

AI & Your Business: Libel Risks

As lawyers who often defend defamation suits, we know from experience that it's not just media defendants who are sued for libel.

United States Technology

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Freedom (But With Consequences): In Delaware, Absolute Litigation Privilege Inapplicable To Nullify Contractual Non-Disparagement Repurchase Trigger

The absolute litigation privilege is a long-standing legal principle that statements made during the course of a judicial proceeding by participants in the proceeding (whether parties, attorneys, witnesses, or judges)...

United States Litigation

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Breach Of Fiduciary Duty: A More "Lenient Standard" For Damages?

United States Litigation

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Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Don't Tread On Illinois' Absolute Litigation Privilege

United States IP

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McDermott Will & Emery

Fleetwood Facts: Art Imitates Life, But Does It Infringe Copyright?

United States IP

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

First Department Clarifies "Substantial Basis" Standard Under New York's Anti-SLAPP Statute

United States Litigation

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

The Challenge Of Fair Trials In The Age Of Media Saturation

United States Litigation

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Womble Bond Dickinson

Takedown Notices Are Not Free Shots

United States IP

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Moses & Singer

What Business Owners, Executives, And Professionals Should Know About Business Torts And Protecting A Business

United States Litigation

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Fennemore

Lead Article: Defamation: The Rising Tide Of Anti-SLAPP Legislation

United States Litigation

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Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Lessons From A Fired Teacher

United States Litigation

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Taylor English Duma

Misappropriation Exclusion Bars Coverage For Claim Involving Improper Transfer Of Escrow Funds, But Insurer Must Defend Against Intentional Torts Asserted By Insured's Client

United States Litigation

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Wiley Rein

10 Myths Every Documentary Filmmaker Should Know

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Defamation 101 For Community Associations

United States Litigation

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Our July Focus: Legal Rights, Responsibilities, And Regulations

United States IP

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

The Downsides Of Pursuing A Defamation Lawsuit

United States Litigation

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Michael Best

Navigating The Legal Tightrope: Protecting Your Characters And Story With A Publicity Lawyer

United States Litigation

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