Social media defamation claim fails where public record supported the post

Lawyer Stefan Passantino sued former federal prosecutor and legal commentator Andrew Weissmann for defamation over a post Weissmann made on X. The post identified Passantino . . .

Defendant’s obvious bias helped her win a defamation case

Plaintiff Lichfield sued defendants Kubler and Netflix for defamation after Kubler released a three-part Netflix documentary about her experience at a troubled-teen boarding school. The . . .

Court will not allow TikTok creator to identify anonymous Redditor

Plaintiff, a TikTok creator with roughly one million followers, makes his living livestreaming on the platform. After an anonymous Reddit user posted a 27-second clip . . .

Colorado federal court upholds My Pillow founder defamation verdict

The United States District Court for the District of Colorado left a jury’s verdict intact by denying defendants’ bid for judgment as a matter of . . .

Alex Jones gets partial win in Connecticut lawsuit over unfair trade practices 

Erica Lafferty, William Sherlach, and other family members of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting sued Alex Jones, Free Speech Systems, LLC, and . . .

K-Pop companies seek U.S. court’s help to unmask anonymous YouTubers

Three South Korean entertainment companies turned to a U.S. court to assist in identifying anonymous YouTube users accused of posting defamatory content. The companies sought . . .

Section 230 protected President Trump from defamation liability

Plaintiff sued the Trump campaign, some of the President’s advisors and several conservative media outlets asserting claims for defamation. Plaintiff – an employee of voting . . .

Second Circuit rules in favor of Barstool Sports in high profile online defamation case

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of Barstool Sports and certain of its employees in the longstanding defamation case brought by . . .

Can a person be liable for retweeting a defamatory tweet?

Under traditional principles of defamation law, one can be liable for repeating a defamatory statement to others. Does the same principle apply, however, on social . . .

Is it defamation to accuse someone of sending a bogus DMCA takedown notice?

Esports aren't only about 21st century video games. Apparently there is a relatively robust community of Tecmo Bowl enthusiasts who - though the game is . . .