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 . . .

Section 230 immunity protected Twitter from claims it aided and abetted defamation

Twitter enjoyed Section 230 immunity for aiding and abetting defamation because plaintiffs' claims on that point did not transform Twitter into a party that created . . .

Restraining order entered against website that encouraged contacting children of plaintiff’s employees

California Supreme Court rejects Yelp takedown injunction

The Supreme Court of California ruled that Yelp could not be ordered to remove defamatory reviews from its website because federal law immunized it from . . .