Defamation

A California appeals court ruled Friday that a malicious prosecution lawsuit against a Los Angeles-based attorney may proceed, reversing a…

A federal court in Buffalo said last week that peer-reviewed journals, not courtrooms, are the proper place to vet scientific…

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a defamation suit over online accusations of child sexual abuse could still…

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by a…

A Texas judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against a neighborhood blogger in Dallas, who was sued by a local…

A jury has awarded a Texas couple $13.78 million in damages in their defamation lawsuit against a number of individuals…

A Florida judge has dismissed a former U.S. Senate candidate's libel suit against the St. Petersburg Times and The Miami…

An Iowa jury awarded a state senator $231,000 in a defamation suit last week, finding that his opponent and the…

A federal judge denied a motion for retrial in the case of a self-described investigative blogger, ruling that private figure…

A U.S. District Court judge ruled that a civil lawsuit can continue against a Louisiana police chief and four officers…