• posted: Jan. 30, 2024
• Todd McMurtry
• Defamation
• defamatory statements,  fact/opinion,  opinion defense

Defamation is publishing a false statement that causes harm to another person’s or organization’s reputation. A defamation lawsuit can be brought only if the statement is an assertion of fact, Read More

• posted: Apr. 30, 2023
• Todd McMurtry
• Defamation
• damages,  business libel,  fox news

Libel consists of making untrue, harmful statements to third parties through writing, printing, broadcasting, pictures or other media. Because these means of communication create a record of the defamation, they Read More

• posted: Jul. 30, 2022
• Todd McMurtry
• Defamation
• libel,  twibel,  twitter

Twitter, a social media platform founded in 2006, has become a phenomenally popular outlet through which individuals around the world send and receive news and opinion on a wide variety Read More

• posted: Jan. 15, 2021
• J. Will Huber
• Business Law,  Defamation
• defamation,  libel,  slander

Defamation is a common law tort that can be directed at a person, business, a business owner or employees of a company. The defamatory statement can be written (libel) or Read More

• posted: May 15, 2020
• Todd McMurtry
• Employment Law,  Defamation
• damages,  malice,  qualified privilege

Your ability to earn a livelihood depends in large part on your reputation, which can be heavily based on what your present and previous employers or clients say about you. Read More

• posted: Dec. 02, 2019
• Todd McMurtry
• Defamation

Dear Friend of Nicholas Sandmann: I wanted to let you know that the Fidelis Center for Law and Policy has agreed to raise money to help Nicholas and his family cover Read More

• posted: Mar. 20, 2019
• Todd McMurtry
• Defamation

By L. Lin Wood & Todd McMurtry The next time you land an interview with a prospective employer, apply to college, or use an online dating service, be certain that your Read More