Fishing Community Mayor, Top Officials Off the Hook in Retaliation Claims December 1, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The mayor and other city officials in the fishing community of Gloucester, Massachusetts are protected under qualified immunity against claims...
Supreme Court to Hear Free Speech Complaint by NRA Against New York Regulator November 6, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Supreme Court last Friday agreed to hear an appeal by the National Rifle Association of a case in...
Texas Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Challenge to Public Adjuster Law October 26, 2023 By Jim Sams Insurers and the Texas Department of Insurance hope to persuade the state Supreme Court to block a constitutional challenge to...
Fox News Must Face Smartmatic’s Lawsuit over Election-Rigging Claims February 15, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A New York state appeals court rejected Fox News’ bid to dismiss a multibillion-dollar defamation lawsuit accusing the network of...
Attorney Loses Appeal in Defamation Suit Over School Mascot August 18, 2022 By Randall Chase Delaware’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of a defamation lawuit filed by a Delaware attorney who was forced...
9th Circuit Halts Acrylamide Lawsuits Until Court Decides if Cancer Risk is Real March 18, 2022 By Jim Sams For the past 20 years, businesses that sell coffee, french fries and potato chips have been defending themselves against lawsuits...
US Appeals Court Says Jury Should Decide Ex-Player’s Lawsuit July 28, 2020 By Dan Sewell CINCINNATI — A federal appeals court has ruled that a jury should decide on a former university softball player’s charge...
Anti-Vaccine Ex-MMA Fighter Sues Facebook For Kicking Him Off March 20, 2020 By Robert Burnson A former Mixed Martial Arts fighter sued Facebook Inc. for kicking him off the platform over posts in which he...
Kentucky Court: ‘Fat Slob’ Comment Doesn’t Merit Arrest March 31, 2011 Calling a police officer a “fat slob” is not an offense that can usually get someone charged, a federal appeals...