This has been an exciting year here at the California Defamation Law Blog, so I thought it'd be a good idea to highlight our top 10 favorite posts, considering page views, comments, and other forms of reader feedback. I hope you revisit and enjoy these posts. Here's to an even better 2010! Here they are: Do You Have A Case For Defamation? The Three Types Of Damages In … [Read more...] about Best Of California Defamation Law Blog: 2009
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Is An Anti-SLAPP Motion Like A Demurrer?
Once a defendant makes its threshold showing that a complaint arises under protected activity, the plaintiff must demonstrate a probability of prevailing on the merits. This means a plaintiff must state and substantiate a legally sufficient claim. Premier Med. Mgmt. Systems, Inc. v. California Ins. Guar. Ass'n (2006) 136 Cal.App.4th 464. Stated another way, plaintiff … [Read more...] about Is An Anti-SLAPP Motion Like A Demurrer?
Internet Defamation: Sue Scheff Discusses Google Bombs and Reputation Management
Enrico Schaefer over at Traverse Legal alerted me to this podcast that a colleague of his hosted with reputation management pioneer Sue Scheff. I have discussed Sue's harrowing story and her book Google Bomb (co-written with attorney John dozier, Jr.) in a previous post. In this podcast, Sue discusses: The definition of a Google Bomb Why defamation lawsuits are difficult … [Read more...] about Internet Defamation: Sue Scheff Discusses Google Bombs and Reputation Management
Defamation Defense: Legislative Proceedings
Continuing on in our series on the defenses to a cause of action for defamation relates to statements made in a legislative proceeding. Like statements made in judicial proceedings, statements which are made in legislative proceedings are absolutely privileged pursuant to Civil Code section 47(b). This defense applies to statements made by participants in state and local … [Read more...] about Defamation Defense: Legislative Proceedings