Legal Commentary

For Your Clients - “Defamation, Libel and Slander”
From the e-newsletter: “The personal injury concept of "defamation" involves harm to a person's reputation...

Principal's Statements To Parents About Teacher Is Slander
Lipman v. Ionescu, ___A.D.3d___(1st Dep't. 2008), is an interesting case to be aware of...

The Nethercut Collection v. Regalia (Cal. Ct. App. - March 19, 2009)
"You say to-may-to. I say to-mah-to." Or, as in this case, "You say slader per se, I say slader per quod...

Defamation Law in Malaysia (2)
In my previous post, I wrote about what is defamation, the different between libel and slander, the law governing defamation and the punishments of it...

Prosecutors Charge American Exchange Student With Slander After Claim of Police Abuse
There is an interesting twist in the Italian trial of Amanda Knox. The American exchange student Meredith Kercher facing murder charges has claimed that she was struck by police and otherwise abused during her interrogation...

"NC appeals court hears Duke lacrosse slander suit"
"NC appeals court hears Duke lacrosse slander suit": The Associated Press provides this report...

How can I get my parents away from my bulling brother?
First of all, if you are paying your lawyer, you should not be on the back burne...

Can I sue someone for slandering my child?
Usually, you have to prove that what is being said is false in order to be able ...

Police Officer Slander
City of Detroit agrees to $25,000 settlement.

Divorce Slander
Sara Evans pays ex husband $600,000 in alimony divorce settlement.