Cat Stevens "Looking for a Modestly-Headed Woman" Wins Libel Claim

The seventies folk guitarist Cat Stevens who sang of "Looking for a hard-headed woman" and the macabre "My Lady D'Arbanville" has today won damages for being accused of being "bigoted."  Perhaps Yusuf can...

Madeleine McCann: Suspect Robert Murat settles libel claim

Robert Murat, the first formal suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, has spoken of the "utter destruction" of his life after settling a libel action against several newspapers which implicated him in her...

Supreme Court of Canada Unanimously Defrosts Libel Chill

Good news for free speech supporters in Canada:"The media should not live in constant fear of facing a libel suit every time a provocative commentary is published or broadcast, the Supreme Court of Canada said yesterday in a major ruling won by controversial Vancouver radio...

Morrissey accepts racism apology

Morrissey does seem oddly conservative at times, but racist? Come on. Maybe he really is hated for loving."Music magazine The Word was today forced to apologise to former Smiths frontman Morrissey in the high court...

Court overturns libel award over restaurant review

A UK court has overturned a €25,000 libel judgement against a newspaper for writing a negative restaurant review." Belfast High Court has ordered a retrial in the case of a newspaper's appeal against a €25,000 libel award over a restaurant review. ...

Liberal Pythonesque Rant Results in Conservative Lawsuit

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorFederal Opposition Liberal Leader Stephane Dion's accusations of bribery and corruption against the Conservation Prime Minister Stephen Harper televised  on National...

Does Libby Love Libel?

The Carnegie Newsletter, which acknowleges receiving donations from Member of Parliament Libby Davies [NDP], continues it’s defamation campaign against William “Bill” Simpson, a homeless man who was elected to the Carnegie Board of Directors.Carnegie members were...

Trolls Can Remain Anonymous: It's the Law!

"A California court has found that trolls are protected by the first amendment and are entitled to anonymity. The ruling comes despite previous cases where trolls have been arrested (be it once they have been...

Diana Author Claims Tom Cruise #2 Scientologist

Andrew Morton had better watch his a**. Messing with the Scientologists can be expensive and scary. And anyway who cares what religion Tom Cruise is affiliated with. As far as we are concerned he could worship pine...

Media Bloggers Association's Robert Cox at SPJ

You might need to register with SPJ.org to view the video. It is an interesting presentation detailing some of the troubles bloggers have had in regard to legal issues. The video features Robert Cox from the Media Bloggers Association.

Tiger Woods' wife settles Dubliner libel case

"The wife of golfer Tiger Woods has settled her libel action against The Dubliner magazine. The magazine must pay Elin Nordegren Woods €125,000. Ms Nordegren Woods is donating all the money to cancer support...

Libel Lawsuit Filed Against iBrattleboro citizen journalism site

Chris Grotke and Lise LePage, co-founders and owners of iBrattleboro.com, a widely acclaimed citizen journalism site based in Brattleboro, Vermont, were sued on November 16 for libel based on a comment submitted by one of the site's users. The lawsuit, brought by Effie...

Howard Stern Files Libel Lawsuit Against Rita Cosby

"Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer and companion, Howard Stern, filed a $US60 million libel lawsuit Tuesday against Rita Cosby and her publisher over a book she wrote that claims Stern and Smith's ex-boyfriend, Larry Birkhead, had a sexual encounter. The suit, filed in federal court...

The Greater The Truth The Greater The Libel. Oops!

"Oops it appears I am being sued (threatened with a law suit / court case) for Defamation and Libel. Apparently some company thinks an article I wrote slamming a crap seo company was about them."

Say No to Snake-Oil SEO!

"One of the most respected companies within the Search Engine Optimising Industry in Scotland is being sued for Defamation and Libel. I ain’t going to get into the nitty gritty of the details in-case the company doing the suing turn their attention to myself but I’ll give...

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