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Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein drawing
A federal judge on Monday dismissed President Trump’s defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal’s publisher over the newspaper’s reporting that Trump contributed a drawing of a naked woman as part of a 2003 birthday gift for financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Torts: Defamation-Limited-Purpose Public Figure-Actual Malice
Plaintiff filed suit against defendant, alleging that defendant published false and defamatory statements regarding a criminal complaint filed against plaintiff’s former fleet manager, charging him with theft by swindle. The […]
Torts: News Story-False-Light Defamation-Actual Malice
Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of their false-light claim. Defendants ran a news segment about a man accused of tricking women into having sex with him on camera. The segment included […]
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