Jake Wunsch
A week after President Trump lost re-election, his campaign committee abruptly dropped its Wisconsin defamation lawsuit over a super PAC’s political advertisement criticizing the President’s handling of the COVID pandemic.
Trump Campaign Admits Defeat (In Wisconsin Defamation Case Against Local Broadcaster)
A week after President Trump lost re-election, his campaign committee abruptly dropped its Wisconsin defamation lawsuit over a super PAC’s political advertisement criticizing the President’s handling of the COVID pandemic.
Bob Woodward on the Trump Presidency and Comparisons to Watergate
An edited transcript of the December 3, 2020 Zoom conversation with the Pulitzer-prize winning journalist led by MLRC Executive Director George Freeman.
Nicholas Kristof on the American Crises of 2020
An edited transcript of the July 2, 2020 conversation with the New York Times columnist led by MLRC Executive Director George Freeman.
New York Enacts Post-Mortem Right of Publicity and Related Legislation
After two decades of negotiations and numerous failed attempts, New York this year finally enacted right of publicity legislation that covers deceased individuals.
Santa’s Gift List for Media Players Naughty and Nice
MLRC executive director George Freeman dons his santa cap and evaluates the year in news and MLRC events.
Defamation Directed at Online Persona Not “Of and Concerning” Plaintiff
When is a defamatory statement directed at a social media user who operates under a pseudonym “of and concerning” the user? That was the question raised in a recent Massachusetts appeal.
Cardi B Is Heading to Trial Over Her Tattooed Album Cover
Cardi B and her entertainment company recently learned the hard way that when you use a photograph from Google Images on an album cover, you may wind up in a lengthy lawsuit that turns out to be one of the statistical few that go to trial.
Court Allows Roy Moore’s Lawsuit Concerning Device Prank to Proceed
The lawsuit claims Judge Moore was defamed in the segment by being represented as a pedophile and sex offender. He and his wife also asserted an intentional infliction of emotional distress claim for damages purportedly suffered as a result of his portrayal on the segment and further claim the appearance on the show was based…
Ten Questions to a Media Lawyer: David S. Korzenik
Reflections on career, pandemic life, and more from David S. Korzenik, a partner at Miller Korzenik Sommers Rayman LLP in New York City.
2020 DCS Annual Meeting and Committee Reports
Highlights from the annual meeting of the MLRC Defense Counsel Section, held on Zoom Thursday, November 19th, 2020.