I'm pleased to be part of an impressive panel including entertainment attorney Gordon Firemark; class action attorney H. Scott Leviant; Barger & Wolen Marketing Director Heather Milligan, and mediator attorney Victoria Pynchon, to discuss how lawyers can use and benefit from social media. The Details: Los Angeles County Bar Association's Second Annual Small Firm and … [Read more...] about Speaking: Social Networking For Lawyers: A Roadmap To Success
Is A Mixed Cause Of Action Subject to Strike Under Section 425.16?
WARNING: This post contains an advanced concept that may only be of interest to California defamation lawyers and other people who deal with anti-SLAPP motions on a regular basis. OK. With that disclaimer in mind, what in the heck is a "mixed cause of action?" A "mixed cause of action" means that the underlying allegations of a given claim contain … [Read more...] about Is A Mixed Cause Of Action Subject to Strike Under Section 425.16?
Trump Sues For Libel: You’ll Never Guess Why . . .
. . . for underestimating Trump's net worth in a book! Apparently, a New York Times writer wrote in a book that Trump's fortune was approximately $150-200 million. Trump claimed that his net worth was more like $5 billion. Quite a difference, right? Anyhow, Trump brought a lawsuit for libel, claiming that he lost some deals as a result of the … [Read more...] about Trump Sues For Libel: You’ll Never Guess Why . . .
A Simple Way To Manage Your Internet Reputation
Do you monitor your name or the name of your business? Well, you should and I'm going to show you how can do so easily. But first I'd like to thank you for reading the California Defamation Law Blog. I am so happy to be sharing this information with you and I hope you find it useful. Now to the good stuff. Even though the Internet is vast and replete with … [Read more...] about A Simple Way To Manage Your Internet Reputation
What Fox News Can Teach You About Defamation Law
I'm very excited about this post. It's not every day that I get to mention Fox News in order to make a point here on the California Defamation Law Blog. So here we go. Seven individuals sued Fox News, Inc. over alleged defamatory statements made on the Hannity & Colmes show. The main beef was a caption at the bottom of the screen which read "Manhunt at … [Read more...] about What Fox News Can Teach You About Defamation Law