by Sydney Smith on Aug 09, 2011
UK Independent Apologizes, Pays Saudi Prince after Reporting on Fake Report
UK newspaper the Independent apologized to a Saudi prince after its columnist Robert Fisk based a piece on a fake report,...
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by Sydney Smith on Aug 06, 2011
Lawsuit against Examiner Blogger Adam Meister Dropped
Baltimore, Maryland city council member Belinda Conaway dropped her libel and emotional distress lawsuit against Examiner.com and its blogger Adam...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 05, 2011
Is Billionaire’s Defamation Win Libel Tourism?
The Ethiopian Review must pay Mohammed Hussein Al-Amoudi £175,000 in a libel payment, the BBC reported. Al-Amoudi is an "Ethiopian-born billionaire"...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 04, 2011
Ghana Newspaper Apologizes after Attributing Article to Wrong Man
Ghanaian lawyer and former Chief of Staff "for ex-President Jerry John Rawlings," Nana Ato Dadzie, may sue two media outlets and...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2011
Telegraph Loses Libel Suit over Book Review
The Telegraph must pay £65,000 over a libelous book review, the Guardian reported. Book author Dr. Sarah Thornton sued over statements...
by Sydney Smith on Aug 01, 2011
2 UK Papers Fined for Contempt of Court, 8 UK Newspapers Pay Libel Fees to Christopher Jefferies
UK's High Court fined two UK newspapers for contempt of court over their reporting on the murder of Jo Yeates,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2011
BBC Makes Libel Payout for Panorama Documentary
The BBC is paying an undisclosed amount of money in a libel payment to Italian company the Marcucci Group after...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 30, 2011
Shirley Sherrod’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Andrew Breitbart OK’ed by Court
The Legal Times reported July 28 that Shirley Sherrod's lawsuit against Andrew Breitbart will not be dismissed. According to the Legal Times,...
by Sydney Smith on Jul 29, 2011
Richard Jewell Libel Lawsuit against Atlanta Journal-Constitution Dismissed
A libel lawsuit against the Atlanta Journal-Constitution for its stories linking Richard Jewell to the 1996 Olympic bombing has been...