MediaLawLetter March 2017
MLRC
From the Executive Director’s Desk
Back to Basics: LA, Miami Conferences Delight; Digital Conference Upcoming
MLRC Miami Conference 2017
5th Annual Conference on Legal Issues Concerning Hispanic and Latin American Media
Cuba After Castro by Adolfo Fernandez
Reporting on Immigration in the New Environment by Cathleen Farrell
Media Law for Journalists Workshop
MLRC Institute Program Provides Legal Guidance to Freelancers
Ten Questions to a Media Lawyer: Rick Kurnit
LIBEL & PRIVACY
Cal. Super.: Jury Awards $1.1 Million in Libel Damages Against Cal Coast News
Article about Private Figure Businessman Published with Negligence
Tenborg v. Cal Coast News
Tex.: Supreme Court Affirms Denial of Anti-SLAPP Motion to Dismiss in “Welfare Queen”Defamation Case
Court Cautions Against Reliance on Wikipedia in Determining Article’s Gist
D Magazine Partners v. Rosenthal
S.D. Tex.: Reality TV Suit Dismissed Under Anti-SLAPP Statute
Reality Show a Matter of Public Concern
Forsterling v. A&E Television Networks
D. Del.: Court Cuts Off Johnson in His Attempt to Assert Libel Claim
Libel and Privacy Claims Not Timely
Johnson v. Warner Bros.
M.D. Ga.: Lawsuit Over Ellen DeGeneres Segment Fails as a Matter of Law
Making Fun of Plaintiff’s Name Not Actionable
Pierce v. Warner Bros. Entertainment
Tex. App.: Texas Doctor’s Libel Suit Pronounced Dead by Appeals Court
Plaintiff Failed to Show Article Was Substantially False
Cox Media Group LLC v. Joselevitz
D. Mass.: Recent Cases Challenge Constitutionality of Massachusetts’ Wiretap Statute
Undercover Recordings Remain a Perilous Activity in the Commonwealth
Martin v. Evans; Project Veritas Action Fund v. Conley
INTERNATIONAL
Canadian Supreme Court to Address Jurisdiction in Online Defamation Case
Does Canada Have Jurisdiction Over Israeli Newspaper?
Leave Granted in Goldhar v. Haaretz.com