Misappropriation Claim Dismissed<\/em> Lemerond v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.<\/p>\nS.D.N.Y.: Civil Rights and Emotional Distress Claims to Proceed Against Network Conradt v. NBC Universal<\/p>\n
Ga. App.: $6.35 Million Verdict Against Radio Host and Station Owner AffirmedLiability Judgment Entered as a Discovery Sanction<\/em> Neely v. Strength<\/p>\nS.C. C. P.: Talk Radio Host Wins $1.1 Million Libel Judgment From RivalSecond Recent Judgment Against Defendants<\/em> Rhodes v. Rejoice Network<\/p>\nNev. Dist. Ct.: Judge Grants Summary Judgment to Libel PlaintiffBut Defense Counsel Says Case Is Likely to be Dropped<\/em> Rivers v Tribune Media Group<\/p>\nOhio App.: Fair Report Privilege Protects Broadcast of Wrong Mug Shot Martinez v. WTVG, Inc.<\/p>\n
Tex. App.: Fair Report Privilege Protects Article Based on Police Press ReleasePlaintiff Sought to Exclude Evidence of Arrest on Summary Judgment<\/em> Goss v. Houston Community Newspapers<\/p>\nIll. Cir. Ct.: Fair Report, Innocent Construction Defeat Lawyer\u2019s Libel ClaimArticle Based on Court Proceedings; Capable of Nondefamatory Meaning<\/em> Cueto v. The Madison County Record<\/p>\nMich. Cir. Ct.: ESPN Wins One From the GipperRelatives Sue After Remains of Football Legend are Exhumed<\/em> Gipp v. Frueh<\/p>\n5th Cir.: Fifth Circuit Sanctions Libel Plaintiff Hamad v. Center for Jewish Studies<\/p>\n
M.D. Fla.: Florida Court Finds No Jurisdiction Over Washington WebsiteWebsite Did Not Target Florida<\/em> Internet Solutions Corp. v. Marshall<\/p>\nMe.: Maine\u2019s Anti-SLAPP Statute and \u201cActual Injury\u201dCourt Strikes Libel Claim Over Letter to the Editor<\/em> Schelling v. Lindell<\/p>\nFla. Cir.; Minn. Dist.: Criminal Libel: An Acquittal in Florida, Charges in Minnesota Florida v. Adams; Minnesota v. Klebel<\/p>\n
9th Cir.: Drug Manufacturer\u2019s Product Disparagement Lawsuit AgainstPharmacy Information Publisher Results in a Series of Significant Decisions<\/em> Schering v. First DataBank, Inc.<\/p>\nREPORTER\u2019S PRIVILEGE<\/h3>\n Me.: Maine Enacts Shield Law To Protect Confidential Sources<\/p>\n
INTERNATIONAL<\/h3>\n Canada: Protecting Confidential Sources in Canada \u2013 Good News and Not So GoodSt. Elizabeth Home Society v. Hamilton (Kenneth Peters)<\/em> R. v. The National Post<\/p>\nCOPYRIGHT<\/h3>\n C.D. Cal.: Able to Terminate Transfers in a Single BoundReflecting on the Superman Copyright Termination Case<\/em> Siegel v. Warner Bros. Entertainment<\/p>\nACCESS<\/h3>\n N.D. Ill.: Northern District of Illinois Again Holds Police Disciplinary Files Produced In Civil Case Not Confidential; Media Await Seventh Circuit\u2019s Decision On The Subject Talbert v. City of Chicago<\/p>\n
MLRC<\/h3>\n Newsgathering: MLRC Newsgathering Committee: \u201cManaging Materials\u201dWhat Some News Organizations Have Done<\/em><\/p>\nEthics: Consulting Within Law Firms and the Attorney-Client Privilege<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":79,"template":"","issues-publication":[1002],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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