Privacy
Defamation Lawsuit against Baby Reindeer Survives Motion to Dismiss
Rachel OhThe court held that plaintiff, Scottish law graduate Fiona Harvey, sufficiently pled that the series was “of and concerning” her and published with actual malice. Key to the court’s ruling was an opening title card stating “this is a true story” which it found outweighed a disclaimer at the end of each episode that the…
Australia Adopts Statutory Tort for Serious Invasions of Privacy
Patrick Considine and Peter BartlettThis new cause of action empowers individuals to sue another person or entity where that person or entity invaded the individual’s privacy by intruding upon their seclusion or misusing information relating to them.
“Vanderpump Rules” Revenge Porn Lawsuit May Proceed, Judge Rules
Matt KristoffersenJudge Crowley reasoned that Madix did not have her boyfriend’s consent to access the contents of his phone.
Court Dismisses False Light Claim Against New York Magazine Over “The Case of the Fake Sherlock”
Kaitlin Gurney, Chad Bowman, and Isabella Salomão NascimentoIn a decision reaffirming the Third Circuit’s actual malice pleading requirement, a Pennsylvania judge granted Vox’s motion to dismiss a renowned armchair detective’s false light invasion of privacy claim.
With the ELVIS Act, Tennessee Shows its Burning Love for Recording Artists
David Zeitlin and Robb HarveyTennessee, home to both Music City® (Nashville) and the Blues (Memphis), has taken a swing at regulating generative AI’s potential harm to musicians and recording artists.
Jury Awards $25M in Damages, Including $20M in Punitive Damages, for The Oklahoman’s Misattribution of Racial Slur
Michael NorwickActual malice finding and massive punitive award comes notwithstanding the Gannett-owned newspaper’s correction of the error within two and a half hours.
Lawsuit Over Alleged CIA Spying on Assange Visitors May Proceed in Part
Matt KristoffersenFour Americans may now proceed with their lawsuit against the Central Intelligence Agency for allegedly copying data from their devices while visiting Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
Another Unconstitutional Defamation Bill Proposed in Florida
Jim LakeProposed 2024 legislation would penalize use of anonymous sources and codify the ability of defamation plaintiffs to sue anywhere in the state for speech posted online.
Defamation Action Against The National Enquirer Dismissed on Summary Judgment
Robert S. GutierrezAfter more than three years of litigation with three successive law firms, talent manager Michael Sanchez’s defamation action against the National Enquirer was dismissed on summary judgment in August by Judge Dolly Gee. Yet it was not until October that the storied lawsuit was officially over.
Utah State Records Panel Rules that Public Universities Must Disclose NIL Contracts
Jeffrey J. Hunt and Maria J. DeMarcoA government body — perhaps for the first time — has ruled that name, image, and likeness contracts that college athletes submit to public universities are public records and not protected from disclosure under the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).