A coastal Maine blogger who criticized the state's tourism office was hit with a lawsuit seeking potentially more than $1 million in damages for allegedly making false statements and posting on his website, Maine Web Report, images from proposed tourism advertisements a New York agency prepared for Maine officials.
Read MoreThe Humane Society sued a former employee/whistleblower for defamation seeking $250,000. The Atlanta Humane Society argued that the employee defamed them when she made statements to a television reporter that the Human Society made misleading claims and failed to engage in animal cruelty investigations.
Read MoreThe Wisconsin Supreme Court announced it decided to hear an appeal involving free speech and campaign-attack advertisements.
Read MoreAfter Cincinnati TV reporter Hagit Limor started investigating a chain of dental practices, the dentist sued her sources for libel.
Read MoreA judge ruled in favor of city officials and a weekly newspaper and its then-publisher who were sued by a disgruntled resident after the 1999 City Council elections.
Read MoreA priest formerly based in Los Angeles sued a woman who accused him of molesting her as a young girl.
Read MoreThe Missouri Supreme Court refused to hear Fred Weber Inc.’s $5 million libel and defamation lawsuit against an Oakville resident.
Read MoreThe head of the Michigan Education Association (MEA) called a press conference to complain about the Mackinac Center’s successes in promoting charter schools, educational choice and other reforms in public schools. After the Center quoted him in a fund-raising letter, the MEA sued the Center.
Read MoreA development company sued several residents in Utah.
Read MoreA community activist was sued for defamation in response to remarks she made in front of the Des Moines City Council about a closely held corporation which buys, rents and sells properties in her neighborhood.
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