Defamation is the act of communicating false statements about a person that injures their reputation. Legal protections for a person’s reputation go back to common law and were well developed over the ...

Defamation refers to a false statement made about someone that injures their reputation. It is a type of tort that allows the injured party to seek compensation for damage caused to their reputation, ...

Credit: Getty Images. This month’s Legal Advisor reviews a claim for defamation brought by a DNP against a physician. This case shows a lack of basic respect that health care practitioners should have ...

ST. LOUIS, MO — As generative artificial intelligence becomes increasingly used in workplaces, marketing departments and law firms, its capacity to generate false or misleading information is creating ...

Nunes and his family's farm can't sufficiently show damages, so the court doesn't have to reach any of the other elements of defamation. From Nunes v. Lizza, decided yesterday by Eighth Circuit Chief ...

Can a statement that is literally true be defamatory? While “traditional” defamation claims require a statement that is factually false, New York also recognizes defamation-by-implication—where a ...

In this edition of Hot Seat, Scott Mitchell talks to attorney Colin Walke about the ongoing controversy surrounding Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters and related legal questions. Attorney Colin ...

Ohio appeals court affirms denial of UPEPA special motion, ruling Watson Horse Farms' defamation claim survived because ...

This piece is the second in a series on Australia’s defamation laws. You can read the first article here. Over recent years, forces like the #MeToo movement have shone a light on how Australia’s ...