Legal troubles mount for Bill Spadea, as victim pushes forward with defamation lawsuit
TRENTON, NJ – Former New Jersey 101.5 early morning radio host Bill Spadea is facing mounting legal problems after a man he defamed on his …
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ABC News Loses $15 Million Defamation Suit to President Trump
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — ABC News will pay over $15 million to fund a presidential library and museum for Donald Trump as part of …
Judge Withdraws From Trump’s Defamation Case Involving Central Park Five
A federal judge withdrew Friday from presiding over the defamation suit filed by the exonerated Central Park Five against President-elect Trump. U.S. District Judge Michael …
Trump sues ABC for defamation over report citing rape case
By Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump has filed a defamation lawsuit against ABC News and George Stephanopoulos over comments the news anchor made …
‘Election Interference’: Republicans Rip Verdict In Trump Defamation Case
‘Election Interference’: Republicans Rip Verdict In Trump Defamation Case Harold Hutchison on January 26, 2024 Republicans blasted the verdict in a defamation case against former …
‘Absolutely Ridiculous’: Trump Vows To Appeal Defamation Trial Verdict
‘Absolutely Ridiculous’: Trump Vows To Appeal Defamation Trial Verdict Harold Hutchison on January 26, 2024 Former President Donald Trump on Friday posted on Truth Social …
Donald Trump’s defamation trial to resume on Thursday
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s trial in the defamation case brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll will resume on Thursday, and will not …
Trump cannot challenge writer’s rape claim at defamation trial, judge rules
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump cannot argue to a jury assessing damages at the writer E. Jean Carroll’s upcoming defamation trial …
Jury Determines Rudy Giuliani Owes Nearly $150 Million In Damages In Defamation Case
Jury Determines Rudy Giuliani Owes Nearly $150 Million In Damages In Defamation Case Katelynn Richardson on December 15, 2023 A jury determined that former Trump …
US Supreme Court turns away challenge to media defamation protections
By Andrew Chung (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a bid by a prominent former West Virginia mining company executive to …
Lawyers for Trump ally Lindell seek to quit election defamation cases
By David Thomas (Reuters) – Lawyers for My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell sought permission on Thursday to quit representing him in defamation lawsuits brought by …
Soccer-Spanish court throws out Rubiales’ pre-kiss defamation lawsuit
MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish court has dismissed a lawsuit by disgraced ex-soccer federation chief Luis Rubiales against coach Javier Clemente who had called Rubiales …
Arizona man who joined Jan. 6 ‘Stop the Steal’ rally sues Fox News for defamation
By Helen Coster, Tom Hals and Jack Queen NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Arizona man filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Wednesday, alleging …
Steve Bannon, Michael Flynn must answer questions in Smartmatic US defamation case
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Steve Bannon and Michael Flynn, two allies of former U.S. President Donald Trump, must answer questions under oath in voting …
Kesha settles producer Dr. Luke’s defamation lawsuit over rape accusation
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Pop star Kesha on Thursday settled a lawsuit brought by her former producer Dr. Luke, who claimed that she defamed …
E. Jean Carroll defamation trial against Donald Trump set for January 2024
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday scheduled the writer E. Jean Carroll’s second defamation trial against former U.S. President …
Former Australian SAS veteran loses defamation case over reports of Afghan execution
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -One of Australia’s most decorated soldiers lost a defamation lawsuit against three newspapers that accused him of involvement in the …
In Australian defamation court, a proxy ‘war crimes trial’ nears judgement
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was lauded as a hero and awarded Australia’s highest military honour for “conspicuous …
Lachlan Murdoch drops defamation lawsuit against Australian news website
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Fox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch dropped a defamation lawsuit against an Australian news site over an opinion piece he …
Judge rejects Trump’s bid to learn juror names at defamation trial
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump will not learn the identities of jurors expected to decide at an upcoming civil trial whether …
Judge rejects Trump, rape accuser Carroll’s request for single defamation trial
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge in Manhattan on Monday rejected a joint request by former U.S. President Donald Trump and …
Trump seeks to dismiss rape accuser Carroll’s second defamation claim
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump on Thursday urged a federal judge to throw out the writer E. Jean Carroll’s defamation claim …
Fox claims Dominion cannot prove $1.6 billion damages in defamation case
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Fox News on Thursday told a judge that Dominion Voting Systems has no evidence to support its “staggering” $1.6 billion …
Trump will challenge NY sex abuse law in writer’s defamation lawsuit
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -Donald Trump plans to argue that a New York law allowing a writer to sue the former U.S. president over claims …
Trump gave deposition in writer’s defamation lawsuit -writer’s spokesperson
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump gave a deposition on Wednesday in a defamation lawsuit brought in New York by writer E. Jean Carroll after …
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Trump ally Lindell’s defamation case appeal
By Andrew Chung WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Mike Lindell, a prominent ally of former President Donald Trump, must face a $1.3 billion lawsuit by Dominion Voting …
Donald Trump seeks end to rape accuser’s defamation lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump is seeking a quick end to the defamation lawsuit by an author who claims he raped …
Trump Scores Major Victory In Defamation Case
Trump Scores Major Victory In Defamation Case Trevor Schakohl on September 27, 2022 A federal court Tuesday opened the door for former President Donald …
7 key moments from Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation trial
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Here are seven moments that could shape a jury’s deliberations on Thursday in a trial to decide how much U.S. …
Indiana doctor threatens to sue state prosecutor for defamation in 10-year-old’s abortion case
By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) -An Indiana doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim threatened to sue Indiana’s attorney general for defamation …
Ex-judge Roy Moore presses defamation appeal against Sacha Baron Cohen
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – A U.S. appeals court in Manhattan on Friday appeared unlikely to revive former Alabama judge Roy Moore’s lawsuit accusing …
Sarah Palin loses bid to disqualify judge from NY Times defamation trial
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK – Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Tuesday lost her bid to have the judge who oversaw her …
Key moments in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial
LOS ANGELES – Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are suing each other for defamation, each claiming they were abused before and during their roughly …
Two Atlanta poll workers settle defamation lawsuit against One America
By Jonathan Allen (Reuters) – Two Georgia election workers who were the target of vote-rigging conspiracy theories have reached a settlement agreement with the far-right …
Trump ally Devin Nunes loses CNN defamation appeal
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – A federal appeals court said Devin Nunes, the former California congressman and an ally of former U.S. President Donald …
Trump ally Devin Nunes loses Washington Post defamation appeal
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected former congressman Devin Nunes’ effort to revive a $250 million lawsuit accusing the …
Sarah Palin seeks to disqualify judge after ‘contaminated’ NY Times defamation trial
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – Sarah Palin called on the judge who oversaw her unsuccessful defamation case against the New York Times to disqualify …
Fox News appeals defamation ruling over election claims, countersues Smartmatic
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – Fox News on Thursday appealed a judge’s decision to let voting systems company Smartmatic pursue a $2.7 billion defamation …
Factbox-Ten key moments in Palin’s defamation trial against New York Times
NEW YORK – A judge said on Monday he will dismiss a defamation lawsuit by Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican U.S. …
No defamation in assault case involving former Alabama senate candidate Roy Moore
– An Alabama jury on Wednesday found that a woman did not defame former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore when saying he sexually abused her …