Legal Commentary

New York passes law against 'libel tourists'
Politicians in New York have acted to protect the state’s writers and publishers from so-called libel tourism after an English libel judgment went against an American author.

UN Committee Expresses Concern Over State of British Libel Law
The Guardian reports that a United Nations committee has released a report expressing concerns about the state of libel law in the UK, saying that they promote "libel tourism." The committee pointed specifically to the case of Rachel Ehrenfeld, who...

Association Pays To Head Off Libel Lawsuit
Another instance of libel tourism, this time involving a book review.

Copyright Paradox
Over at The Volokh Conspiracy Neil Netanel has been guest blogging on his new book Copyright's Paradox. Here are some of his posts: Online Journalism versus Newspapers Copyright's Paradox How Copyright Burdens Speech Copyright and the First Amendment Blood Libel or Just Libel? For anyone interested in the tension between...

Libel Law In the UK and the US
In an article in the Guardian, Geoffrey Wheatcroft discusses the differences between libel law in the UK and the US in the wake of the introduction of a bill in New York's legislature designed to protect against the effects of...

Record online libel damages awarded in UK
The Guardian reports on record online libel damages awarded in the UK: A social housing firm and its owner have been awarded the UK's highest internet libel damages at the high court after an anonymous news and discussion site agreed to pay £100,000 compensation following a campaign of defamation and...

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Unsuitable Blood
FDA fines Red Cross $4.6 million for distributing tainted blood products.

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More Than Doubles the Risk of Blood Clots

Blood Clots
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Air Pollution
Directly Linked to High Blood Pressure

Unapproved Drugs
Causing Vision Loss and Blood Pressure Problems

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allegedly causing fatal blood clots, heart attack, and stroke.