The Alberta Court of King’s Bench, in Tuharsky v. O’Chiese First Nation and Poole Lawyers, has ruled that it is a triable issue as to whether a third party can commence an action for defamation ...

During the divorce proceedings of Stacy and Dru Goodman, Stacy discovered that Dru had hired investigators to surveil her for over three years. After the conclusion of divorce proceedings, Stacy filed ...

From the syllabus of today's Connecticut Supreme Court decision in Khan v. Yale Univ., which summarizes the court's reasoning in a unanimous opinion by Justice Raheem Mullins: In 2015, D accused the ...

[D]ad sued mom and aunt because he claimed that they coached daughter in saying “Daddy hit me.” He also alleged that they submitted defamatory audio and video recordings of daughter’s statements to ...

Under New York law, the concepts of absolute (or litigation) privilege and defamation per se seem directly contradictory—if a statement is defamatory per se, then how can it be privileged? Certain ...

From the Summer 2001 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 13. From the Summer 2001 issue of The News Media & The Law, page 13. A Boise man can proceed with his invasion of privacy lawsuit against ...

IMGCAP(1)]The Nevada Supreme Court issued a little-noticed decision in late May that could have significant implications for disputes between auditors and their clients. Processing Content The case, ...

Justice Richard Dietz addresses lawyer Craig Schauer during the Supreme Court hearing of Bouvier v. Porter on April 1, 2024. RALEIGH, N.C. (CN) — In a case that could redefine the scope of absolute ...

[UPDATE 7/22/2025: The Colorado Supreme Court has reversed the Colorado Court of Appeals decision noted here; for more, see "#TheyLied Lawsuits Alleging False Title IX Complaints: Defamation and ...

One of the great myths of the legal profession is that the attorney-client privilege promises absolute confidentiality, to ensure clients' full disclosure to their counsel. However, as most lawyers ...