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Have you received a demand letter from Canon Law? If so, then you are not alone. We have been forwarded numerous emails and other written correspondence from Canon Law firm, identifying that a lawsuit concerning inaccessibility for blind individuals on a website has been drafted and that it will be filed against upon a failure to […]
Defensive end Myles Garrett ripped quarterback Mason Rudolph’s helmet off of his head and swung it at him near the end of a Thursday Night Football matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. After the game, Garrett admitted to his wrongful action, stating, “I lost my cool and regret it. It’s going to come […]
There are two big problems with filing defamation lawsuits (obviously, without looking at the facts of the various potential cases): 1) Defamation lawsuits are very difficult to win, and 2) Even if the plaintiff gets a judgment in his/her favor, the damages awarded tend to be small. But there are always exceptions to the rule. […]
You may notice that at the beginning of the video, Christie Rampone is wearing what looks to be a U.S. Soccer Women’s National Team uniform. Christie Rampone is featured in such a uniform much more clearly in a few print advertisements, which the United States Soccer Federation is not happy about. On July 27, 2011, the […]
Proving $800,000 worth of damage in any lawsuit is not an easy task. When it is a lawsuit primary based on supposed defamation, that task’s difficulty is multiplied many times over. In general, it is very tough to prove a defamatory act. Recently, a radio staffer at one radio station sued another radio station (WNST) […]
While many women believe that a “diamond is forever,” what do judges think about Tweets made on the social networking site Twitter? Are statements made within Tweets stuck in a cache for eternity? Upon clicking “Tweet,” has it been published? Does it matter in a defamation case? Last week, it was revealed that Bill Spooner, […]
On January 24, 2011, former University of Southern California runningback Stafon Johnson filed a Complaint against the University of Southern California and USC football’s assistant strength and conditioning coach Jamie Yanchar for damages based on negligence. The incident that is the subject of the action is widely known by sports fans. It occurred in September 2009 […]
Daniel Snyder, owner of the Washington Redskins, is filed a Complaint against Atalaya Capital Management LP and the newspaper it owns, Washington City Paper (WCP). One glaring issue that Snyder had with the WCP is that it used the picture shown to the right in one of its articles discussing Snyder back in November 2010. […]
Yesterday, John Carlson of the Seattle Seahawks was carted off of the field of play in his team’s NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Chicago Bears. Carlson suffered an injury after he landed on his head near the sideline. As discussed last month, there are enormous dangers and damaging health effects of from head injuries. […]
Roughly 9,000 lawsuits have been filed against tobacco companies in Florida based on claims that for many years tobacco companies failed to warn smokers about the dangers and addictive capacity of cigarettes. The class of potential plaintiffs is huge, as many people across the country have smoked cigarettes at one point in their lives. The […]