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The Legal Intelligencer

Judge Nixes Defamation Suit vs. Pa. Lawyer's Group That Exposed Cops' Facebook Posts

U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that plaintiff D.F. Pace failed to show that the defendants exhibited reckless disregard for the truth when they published his reply to a potentially offensive Facebook post.
6 minute read

Law.com

Harvard Law Professor Sues New York Times for 'Clickbait Defamation' Over Jeffrey Epstein

Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig claimed the New York Times defamed him for clicks.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

A World in Crisis: What 2019 Taught Us About Communications

In their Law Firm Management column, Zach Olsen and Jesse Dungan consider some of the emerging—and long-established—crisis scenarios that presented themselves over the course of 2019 and offer takeaways for lawyers and their clients going into 2020.
9 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

On Covering Murder and Race, the Media Must Do Better

We believe the media should consider whether it is fulfilling its role and if not, take steps to address it.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Private Politicking': Former School Board Attorney's Defamation Claim Fails

U.S. District Judge William Martini said: "These facts ... are insufficient to constitute official conduct," added Martini. "It was 'private politicking.'"
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Hearst Chief Legal Officer Eve Burton Named Executive Vice President

Burton joined the New York-based media conglomerate in 2002 and is the sole woman among Hearst's corporate leaders.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

Lawyer and His Co-Writer Capture Richard Jewell's Drama

Atlanta's former U.S. attorney and his co-writer, who was with the Wall Street Journal during the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, offer many can't-make-this-stuff-up anecdotes about the bombing investigation and its coverage.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Infers Intentional, Bad Faith Spoliation From Use of Ephemeral Messaging

In their Federal E-Discovery column, Christopher Boehning and Daniel J. Toal discuss the recent case of 'Herzig v. Ark. Found. for Med. Care', which addresses the issue of ephemeral messaging and spoliation. The court there found that the use of the ephemeral messaging app Signal was evidence of bad faith sufficient to warrant sanctions.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Alito Alone Wanted Court to Check Climate Scientist's Defamation Claim

Justice Samuel Alito wrote in his lone dissent: "The core purpose of the constitutional protection of freedom of expression is to ensure that all opinions on such issues have a chance to be heard and considered." Michael Mann's claims can now proceed to a jury.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Foresight for 2020: Trends to Watch for in Law Firm PR Next Year

From artificial intelligence to influencer marketing, legal PR in 2020 is shaping up to be another year of disruption for the legal communications industry.
7 minute read

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