Kardashian set to sue ex-publicist for slander

Reality star Kim Kardashian is gearing up to sue her ex-publicist for suggesting that her marriage to basketball player Kris Humphries was “staged.” Kardashian is divorcing Humphries after only 72 days of marriage and a glitzy, celebrity marriage ceremony. -db From Cover Media, November 10, 2011. Full story    

Woman sues after radio host posts her photo online falsely claiming she was pregnant with football player’s child

A newlywed whose husband is serving in Afghanistan is suing a radio host in federal court for posting a photo of her on the host’s station’s website saying that she is pregnant with football player Chad Ochocinco’s child. The woman said she does not know Ochocinco. The woman is suing for punitive damages for defamation, [...]

California: Family sues Clovis school officials for slandering their son

After Jacob Fleener, on his own time and on his own computer,  logged onto a Facebook page with a parody of his principal, he was taken out of his high school English class to be interrogated by two district police services officers.  The school officials recommended transferring him to an alternative school and gave a [...]

Priest sued for saying that parishioner indicted for sexual assault of a minor

A parishioner of the St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Freeport, Texas is suing the Archiocese and a priest after the priest read from the pulpit that the parishioner had been indicted for sexual assault of a minor. The man said he had never been indicted for that crime. The man is suing [...]

Bikers sue ex-district attorney for slander

The Vagos Motorcycle Club alleges that the ex-Riverside district attorney called them “a criminal organization” of “cockroaches” and “terrorists”and tried to blame them for attacks on the City of Hemet police department and government buildings. The Vagos club sued for defamation, claiming that in subsequent raids against criminal targets on March 17, no one of [...]

Delaware senate candidate O’Donnell claims slandered in Gawker post

Backed by the National Organization for Women, a spokesperson for Delaware senate candidate Christine O’Donnell condemned a post by an anonymous man on  Gawker who claimed  he had a sexual encounter with the candidate. -db Politico October 28, 2010 By Andy Barr Christine O’Donnell’s campaign late Thursday night responded to an anonymous Gawker post claiming [...]

Hurricane expert claims he was fired for criticizing Corps of Engineer’s work on New Orleans levees

A hurricane expert says he was fired by Lousiana State University because the university feared losing federal funding for the expert’s criticism of the Army Corps of Engineers mistakes that caused breaks during Hurricane Katrina in the levees protecting New Orleans. -db Courthouse News Service February 12, 2010 By Sabrina Canfield BATON ROUGE (CN) – [...]

Michael Jackson’s dermatologist fights anti-SLAPP to sustain defamation suit against plastic surgeon

Michael Jackson’s dermatologist is fighting an anti-SLAPP motion to keep his lawsuit going against a plastic surgeon he says defamed him for suggesting that he was instrumental in providing the medication that killed the singer. -db The Los Angeles Wave February 2, 2010 By Wire Services A dermatologist who alleges a plastic surgeon defamed him [...]

A&A: Can I file for defamation?

Q: Can I file for defamation against a co-worker who often call me gay, crook and maniac in front of my co-workers? A: Generally speaking, under California law, slander is a false statement made to a third person that charges a person with crime, imputes him with having an infectious or loathsome disease, tends to [...]