Joshua E Abraham

August 11, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The author discusses two recent cases, one involving Lenny Dykstra, and the other Roy Moore and Sasha Baron Cohen, to explain how there are certain instances where, no matter what the speaker says about the plaintiff, the plaintiff cannot claim defamation. "When the plaintiff already has an undesirable reputation, or when the plaintiff signs a prospective release of defamation liability, the speaker is essentially free to defame."

By Joshua E. Abraham

6 minute read

August 08, 2003 | Law.com

When employees lose their jobs, bitterness may breed revenge -- revenge that goes well beyond the pilfering of pens on the way out. Disgruntled former employees have been known to engage in conduct that result in great cost to their former employers. But there is another problem that may be on the rise: spam, the Internet's version of junk mail.

By Jay W. Waks and Joshua E. Abraham

7 minute read

July 11, 2007 | New York Law Journal

Richard C. Seltzer, a partner at Kaye Scholer, and Joshua E. Abraham, an associate at the firm, write that the sun may be rising on a new day for landlords. After years of handing out Yellowstone injunctions like water, a largely ignored First Department decision may sharply curtail the practice in cases involving a clear violation of a commercial lease.

By Richard C. Seltzer and Joshua E. Abraham

10 minute read