California Defamation law is not as simple as many lawyers and other people may have you believe. There are several elements necessary to prove a cause of action for defamation, and one of the most overlooked elements is publication. Publication is a term of art. This means that it has a specific legal meaning. A statement is deemed "published" if the statement has … [Read more...] about You Don’t Want to Overlook this Element of Defamation
Archives for April 2009
What Does An Internet Defamation Lawyer Look Like?
Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Adrianos M. Facchetti and I'm an Internet Defamation Lawyer in Los Angeles. Check this video out for more details. . . I hope you enjoyed this video. As you can tell, I'm not your average defamation lawyer. While I take my clients and my work very seriously, I don't take myself too seriously. If you liked … [Read more...] about What Does An Internet Defamation Lawyer Look Like?
Defamation’s Greatest Hits
If defamation law had a radio station, the following 5 cases would be on heavy rotation. And not just because some of these cases involved large jury verdicts, but because each of them has greatly impacted the way we think and feel about defamation law. This is by no means a comprehensive list. It's simply a list of some of my favorites. Scheff v. Bock - Be careful who and … [Read more...] about Defamation’s Greatest Hits
Anna Nicole’s Former Attorney Defeats Anti-SLAPP Motion
You would think that every anti-SLAPP motion gets granted by the way some "free speech" writers talk. Every victory is a a big deal to them and they make every effort to make sure you know about it. So this is where I come in. I'm here to let you know that a goodly sum of anti-SLAPP motions get denied for many reasons, most importantly (in my experience) because … [Read more...] about Anna Nicole’s Former Attorney Defeats Anti-SLAPP Motion
Nethercutt Collection et al. v. Regalia – Slander Per Se v. Slander Per Quod
The California Court of Appeal reversed a jury decision awarding plaintiff a whopping $750,000 in damages based on slander per se. Regalia, the plaintiff, was a former employee of an automobile museum. He claimed that he was wrongfully terminated and that the defendants were liable for slander per se based on two allegedly defamatory statements made by Mr. Nethercutt. The … [Read more...] about Nethercutt Collection et al. v. Regalia – Slander Per Se v. Slander Per Quod