From yesterday's decision by Chief Magistrate Judge Raymond E. Patricco (D. Idaho) in Scofield v. Guillard; note that compensatory damages in libel cases can generally extend not just to "impairment ...

Since December, more and more celebrities have found themselves entangled in defamation-related court drama. The ...

The U.S. Navy veteran who successfully sued CNN for defamation earlier this year has filed an appeal for his defamation suit against the Associated Press, accusing the judge of a "lack of judicial ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Cuyahoga County judge this week tossed a defamation lawsuit against a man who spoke out against racism at a Cleveland City Council meeting. Dallas Eckman said at the April 14 ...

Former Mount Carmel Health doctor William Husel hugs his wife, Mariah Baird, after he was found not guilty on 14 counts of murder in connection with fentanyl overdose deaths of former patients in 2022 ...

A voting technology firm suing Fox News for defamation over its 2020 election coverage claimed senior corporate executives, including Rupert Murdoch, intentionally destroyed damning evidence in the ...

The defamation case, over falsehoods spread about the 2020 election, is headed to a jury this month. By Katie Robertson A Delaware judge has ruled that the right-wing cable channel Newsmax made ...

A Wisconsin mother and conservative activist has won a free speech case after being sued for defamation over social media posts criticizing her school district’s "woke" priorities. Scarlett Johnson, a ...

Public figures are showing a bigger appetite to sue claiming malice.