Vexatious Defamation Suit Will Cost Sheldon Adelson
After more than half a decade of bitter litigation with Republican kingmaker Sheldon Adelson, the National Jewish Democratic Council will finally have a sweet and happy new year.
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Arbitration Likely in $100 Million Fight Between Michael Jackson Estate and HBO
A federal judge indicated Thursday he will deny entertainment network HBO’s request to keep a dispute with the estate of pop legend Michael Jackson over the “Leaving Neverland” documentary out of arbitration.
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A federal judge refused to dismiss a claim that the Palomar Community College District fired a woman for participating in a sexual harassment investigation against two professors, otherwise, “public employers could simply terminate employees with unlawful motives and then shield themselves with the anti-SLAPP statute.”
Read moreCalifornia High Court Orders New Look at CNN Bias Case
The California Supreme Court sent a lawsuit arising from CNN’s firing of a producer back to an appeals court Monday to determine whether the network’s actions were discriminatory.
Read moreCalifornia Justices Narrow Anti-SLAPP Scope in Streaming Ad Flap
The California Supreme Court revived a streaming service’s libel suit against a trade publication Monday in a case that could have major free speech implications for the Golden State’s entertainment industry and beyond.
Read moreStreaming Service Urges Narrowing of Anti-SLAPP Speech Protections
The attorney for a video streaming service engaged in a contentious defamation lawsuit with ad tracker DoubleVerify urged California’s high court Wednesday to draw limits around the free speech protections in the state’s anti-SLAPP law.
Read moreStadium SLAPP
The California Supreme Court on Monday ordered a trial court to determine whether a company hired by the Southern California city of Carson to woo a National Football League team will prevail on his claims surrounding the city’s decision to hire someone else – a key element to decide the city’s anti-SLAPP motion to strike the suit.
Read moreEddie Money SLAPP
Rock star Eddie Money’s decision to fire his drummer amounted to protected activity for the purpose of his anti-SLAPP motion to strike the drummer’s lawsuit, a California appellate panel ruled Friday, leaving it for the trial court to decide whether the drummer still has a chance of prevailing on the merits.
Read moreJudge Dumps Stormy Defamation Suit Against Trump
A federal judge on Monday tossed adult film star Stormy Daniels’ defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, and also awarded the president attorney’s fees.
Read moreUpstart Congregation Ducks Megachurch Trademark Spat
A Philippines-based megachurch must amend its claims against a group of expelled ministers and members it accuses of stealing its logo and copyrighted hymns to start their own competing church.
Read moreStormy Daniels Defamation Suit Over Trump Tweet Flounders
A federal judge in Los Angeles said Monday he was leaning toward dismissing a defamation lawsuit filed by adult film star Stormy Daniels against President Donald Trump because a presidential tweet at the heart of the case is an opinion protected by the First Amendment.
Read moreStormy Ups Ante on Efforts to Depose Trump
Responding to President Donald Trump’s effort to dump her lawsuit, adult film star Stormy Daniels on Monday renewed her bid to depose the president about his knowledge of a threat made against her in 2011 incident after she made plans to tell the story of her alleged affair with Trump.
Read moreTrump Makes Bid to Dump Stormy Defamation Suit
An attorney for President Donald Trump asked a federal judge on Monday to toss porn star Stormy Daniels’ defamation lawsuit, arguing she can’t claim to have been damaged by a presidential tweet when she’s making big money from her newfound fame.
Read moreDisneyland Fan Clubs Duke Out Couple’s Libel Claims
Medical records obtained from a health care provider, social media posts and an alleged smear campaign are at the heart of a defamation case between two fan clubs who meet at Disneyland in Southern California.
Read moreNinth Circuit Advances Suit Over Anti-Abortion Foes’ Videos
Planned Parenthood’s federal lawsuit accusing anti-abortion activists of hampering abortion access with doctored videos creating the impression clinics sell aborted fetal tissue will proceed intact, the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday.
Read moreTrump Urges Arbitration in Stormy Daniels Dispute
Attorneys who facilitated a hush agreement following an alleged affair between adult film actress Stormy Daniels and then-presidential candidate Donald Trump have filed a motion to arbitrate a dispute over the agreement rather than hash it out in open federal court.
Read moreLA Mariachis Take Eviction Fight to Court
After refusing to pay rent this summer to protest rent hikes by new landlords, tenants of an apartment in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights told a judge Wednesday the subsequent eviction notices amounted to retaliation.
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