defamation /tags/defamation defamation en-US Copyright Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:16:46 GMT New Ohio law seeks to stop damage from meritless SLAPP suits and protect speech /2025-01-13/new-ohio-law-seeks-to-stop-damage-from-meritless-slapp-suits-and-protect-speech Ohio is the 35th state to pass an anti-SLAPP statute, which supporters said protects free speech. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 20:16:46 GMT /2025-01-13/new-ohio-law-seeks-to-stop-damage-from-meritless-slapp-suits-and-protect-speech Karen Kasler Depp is awarded more than $10M in defamation case against Heard and she gets $2M /npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-01/depp-is-awarded-more-than-10m-in-defamation-case-against-heard-and-she-gets-2m Johnny Depp had sued Amber Heard for more than $50 million over a 2018 op-ed she wrote about abuse against women. Because of a limit set by state law, Depp's award will be $10.35 million. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 18:00:16 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2022-06-01/depp-is-awarded-more-than-10m-in-defamation-case-against-heard-and-she-gets-2m Bill Chappell, Jaclyn Diaz Justice Department Intervenes To Take Over Trump's Defense In Defamation Lawsuit /news-partners/2020-09-09/justice-department-intervenes-to-take-over-trumps-defense-in-defamation-lawsuit E. Jean Carroll, who has accused the president of rape, is suing him for defamation after he called her a liar. The DOJ argues President Trump's remarks were made as part of his official duties. Wed, 09 Sep 2020 08:49:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-09-09/justice-department-intervenes-to-take-over-trumps-defense-in-defamation-lawsuit Mark Katkov William Husel Sues Mount Carmel For Defamation, Breach Of Contract /news/2019-12-27/william-husel-sues-mount-carmel-for-defamation-breach-of-contract Fired doctor William Husel filed a lawsuit this week against Mount Carmel Health System, claiming that he has "suffered perhaps the most egregious case of… Sat, 28 Dec 2019 03:14:04 GMT /news/2019-12-27/william-husel-sues-mount-carmel-for-defamation-breach-of-contract Gabe Rosenberg George Zimmerman Sues Trayvon Martin's Family For More Than $100 Million /news-partners/2019-12-04/george-zimmerman-sues-trayvon-martins-family-for-more-than-100-million Zimmerman and his lawyer, Larry Klayman, allege that a key witness for the prosecution was an impostor. Martin's family calls it an "unfounded and reckless lawsuit." Wed, 04 Dec 2019 21:13:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-12-04/george-zimmerman-sues-trayvon-martins-family-for-more-than-100-million Bill Chappell Columnist Who Accused Trump Of Sexual Assault Is Suing Him For Defamation /news-partners/2019-11-04/columnist-who-accused-trump-of-sexual-assault-is-suing-him-for-defamation The president accused E. Jean Carroll of "totally lying" when she said he assaulted her more than two decades ago. Now, Carroll is taking him to court for allegedly smearing her in the media. Mon, 04 Nov 2019 19:03:16 GMT /news-partners/2019-11-04/columnist-who-accused-trump-of-sexual-assault-is-suing-him-for-defamation Colin Dwyer Ohio Supreme Court Considers Defamation Lawsuit Against 10TV /news/2019-04-23/ohio-supreme-court-considers-defamation-lawsuit-against-10tv Ohio’s Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in an appeal involving a defamation lawsuit that alleges WBNS-TV falsely labeled three siblings as… Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:23:44 GMT /news/2019-04-23/ohio-supreme-court-considers-defamation-lawsuit-against-10tv Associated Press Ohio State Denies Ex-Band Director's Defamation Claims /news/2015-06-25/ohio-state-denies-ex-band-directors-defamation-claims Ohio State University is denying defamation claims raised by the school's former band director in a $1 million lawsuit and asking a judge to dismiss the… Thu, 25 Jun 2015 15:32:12 GMT /news/2015-06-25/ohio-state-denies-ex-band-directors-defamation-claims