defamation case

He disappeared in the fall of 1935 after a defamation case was brought against him.

Callinan was particularly noted for his work in defamation cases.

The following year, he was charged with perjury, for having told lies to the court in the defamation case.

First Amendment law sets a high threshold for defamation cases against journalists.

Ahern had been assisted by Brady in a defamation case.

He was, however, involved in a defamation case against Maclean's for a libelous article written about him.

Only once before has the league been a defendant in a defamation case that went to trial, winning in 1984.

Jones has been involved in numerous defamation cases arising from his outspoken comments on radio.

Lord Mackay appeared to rule out an extension of legal aid to cover defamation cases.

If this was not exciting enough miscellaneous cases also get assigned to us- I even have conduct of a defamation case.

He also read Private Eye for libel, and acted in a number of defamation cases.

Falsity is not essential in defamation cases; the truth, indeed, may be defamatory.

Some lawyers say the recent defamation cases are usually just tactical weapons to force employers to pay larger settlements to workers they have dismissed.

Witherow says he favours more mediation in defamation cases.

During this period, judges consistently imposed fines, but not jail terms, in prominent press defamation cases.

Fair comment is a legal term for a common law defense in defamation cases (libel or slander).

In December 2005 the Court of Appeal said the defamation case could not go ahead.

He then lodged a public defamation case against the publishing company Nationwide News for the article.

And there is no shortage of multimillion-dollar judgments by juries deciding defamation cases.

The case is one of many criminal defamation cases brought by the Singaporean judiciary against political opponents and journalists in recent years.

The level of damages awarded for defamation cases have been subject to sustained criticism from judges and academics.

Although prison terms are no longer given in defamation cases, defamation is still a criminal offense.

Indeed, a publisher's failure to make a retraction may help a public figure to establish such malice needed to win a defamation case.

A defendant using truth as a defense in a defamation case is not required to justify every word of the alleged defamatory statements.

However, libel remained a more dangerous threat to the press, he said, because of the greater cost of defending defamation cases.