MediaLawLetter September 2017
MLRC
From the Executive Director’s Desk: London Conference a Great Success
Event Climaxes with Max Mosley Privacy Debate
10 Questions to a Media Lawyer: Laura Handman
LIBEL & PRIVACY
S.D.N.Y.: Federal Court Rejects Sarah Palin Libel Suit Against NY Times Over Editorial
Palin v. New York Times Co.
Cal. Super.: California Court Holds Transgender Misidentification Is Not Facially Defamatory
Richard Simmons Loses SLAPP Motion Against Publications
Simmons v. American Media Inc., et al.
Miss. App.: Mississippi Appellate Court Reinstates Defense Verdict for Blogger
Failure to File Appeal Brief Not a “Confession of Error”
Griffith v. Wall
S.D.N.Y.: Defamation Suit By 9/11 Scammer Dismissed
Kendall v. Cuomo
D.N.H.: New Hampshire Court Dismisses Libel Suit for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
Court Rebuffs Plaintiff’s Effort to Take Advantage of Three Year Statute of Limitation
Scottsdale Capital Advisors Corp. and John Hurry v. The Deal, LLC and William Meagher
INTERNET
E.D. Tex.: Federal Court in Texas Denies Motion to Compel The Dallas Morning News to Disclose Anonymous Web Commenters
Diamond Consortium Inc. v. Brian Manookian
INTERNATIONAL
UK: Lachaux – Seriously Limiting Serious Harm
Lachaux v AOL (UK), Independent Print Ltd & Evening Standard Ltd
ECHR: Privacy and the Press in the Digital Age: The Right to Know vs. The Right to be Forgotten
Address from the 2017 MLRC London Conference
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MLRC
From the Executive Director’s Desk: London Conference a Great Success
Event Climaxes with Max Mosley Privacy Debate
10 Questions to a Media Lawyer: Laura Handman
LIBEL & PRIVACY
S.D.N.Y.: Federal Court Rejects Sarah Palin Libel Suit Against NY Times Over Editorial
Palin v. New York Times Co.
Cal. Super.: California Court Holds Transgender Misidentification Is Not Facially Defamatory
Richard Simmons Loses SLAPP Motion Against Publications
Simmons v. American Media Inc., et al.
Miss. App.: Mississippi Appellate Court Reinstates Defense Verdict for Blogger
Failure to File Appeal Brief Not a “Confession of Error”
Griffith v. Wall
S.D.N.Y.: Defamation Suit By 9/11 Scammer Dismissed
Kendall v. Cuomo
D.N.H.: New Hampshire Court Dismisses Libel Suit for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
Court Rebuffs Plaintiff’s Effort to Take Advantage of Three Year Statute of Limitation
Scottsdale Capital Advisors Corp. and John Hurry v. The Deal, LLC and William Meagher
INTERNET
E.D. Tex.: Federal Court in Texas Denies Motion to Compel The Dallas Morning News to Disclose Anonymous Web Commenters
Diamond Consortium Inc. v. Brian Manookian
INTERNATIONAL
UK: Lachaux – Seriously Limiting Serious Harm
Lachaux v AOL (UK), Independent Print Ltd & Evening Standard Ltd
ECHR: Privacy and the Press in the Digital Age: The Right to Know vs. The Right to be Forgotten
Address from the 2017 MLRC London Conference