Defamation In Defamation

12. New York Times v Sullivan (502)- First off you need to know that libel is the written defamation of character. A person who believes their name and character have been harmed can sue. In this case, the supreme court declared that freedom of the press takes precedence—at least when the defamed individual is a public official.

In this case, there are two issues. These issues happen when Baba Wawa shows up earlier for the interview. Instead of saying she was there, she secretly takes pictures of Howard Huge holding one of the dogs and that of Beauty Queen wiping something from the carpet and apparently crying. Without inquiry, Baba Wawa decides that Howard Huge is choking the dog, Beauty Queen must be doomed in her marriage and that the dogs are hidden from people.

Last week, the court saw the dismissal of a defamation lawsuit filed by the now-Catholic priest, Auxiliary Justice Malcom Gray ruling the reports published by News Corporation Australia as ‘substantially true’.

The court case of New York Times vs Sullivan was a case that involved public officials and how they were libeled in the press in the year of nineteen sixty four. L.B. Sullivan was one of three elected commissioners of Alabama. The respondent was L. B. Sullivan was a public official from Alabama and brought a lawsuit against an clergymen, a negro and against a petitioner of the New York Times Company. L.B. Sullivan sued all of these people because he felt that he was libeled in a advertisement of the New York Times. The case had to deal with if the constitutional protections of speech and press limit the states power to award damages for the libel action brought by a public official against the critics of his official conduct.

New Yorker Magazine it states that there must be clear intent to tarnish one’s reputation in order for libel tort law to come into effect. This case was very similar in regards that there was enough evidence that suggest there was intent to hurt the reputation of those mentioned in the articles. Also in the case Anderson v. Liberty Lobby it states the plaintiff must be able to prove that there was in fact damage done to one’s reputation and be able to proof to judges that there was actual malice. As with this case, the court of appeals must take in consideration if the ruling can be made in favor of the plaintiff and that if the summary judgement would go in favor of the plaintiff. The judges want to make sure that they are not wasting time and that there was actual damage done to the plaintiff which can be awarded for punitive

An example of a defamation case is Zenaida Gonzalez vs Casey Anthony. During the course of the murder investigation Casey Anthony told police that Caylee had been left with a babysitter named Zenaida Gonzalez, and that the babysitter had kidnapped Caylee. During the trial criminal trial Anthony admitted this claims were false. Gonzalez then sued Anthony for defamation

Reviewing precedent of New York Times v. Sullivan about the right to make false statements. In this case, the Court ruled that states must prove that he or she had malice whining creating a false statement. This case is related to the United States v. Fields as it explains that speech is restricted for content reasons if and only malice can be proven. Another precedent is Texas v. Johnson as it demonstrates the right to disagreeable speech as he had the right to free speech when he burned his flag. The case related by the person’s speech as it would offends the doings by lying.

Just a few months ago the Times went after Trumps wife calling her a "Trophy wife" and now they are being sued for

Defendant SARAH MINER, owner, and operator of the Portola apartment complex, recently denied Plaintiff DARLAWILLIAMS, a former tenant, application to continue leasing her unit in the complex. Plaintiff subsequently brought suit against Defendant, alleging discrimination as the basis for her denial. The Plaintiff 's case against Defendant, however, is without merit. Defendant denied Plaintiff 's application because she received several noise complaints (Exhibit 1) throughout her tenancy, disrupting the peaceful residential community. Furthermore, Defendant denied Plaintiff 's application due to her failure to keep her unit in good condition; resulting in substantial damage to the unit and approximately $3,500 in repair

His villain like depiction in the movie Straight Outta Compton caused Heller to filed a $110 million dollar defamation lawsuit that has yet to be resolved.

In the case of Black v. Usher Transport, 2011 U.S. Dist. 32775 (S.D. Ohio), the text states that Mr. Black was a former truck driver for Usher Transport, who was contacted by a prospective employer of Mr. Black (Walsh, 2013). Usher Transport informed the prospective employers that Mr. Black had failed a drug test, and that he had been arrested, in which the office worker later retracted stating, that both the arrest and drug test were a mistake and that here was not official proof of the arrest (Walsh, 2013). Mr. Black felt that he had a reasonable cause to file for defamation against Usher Transport for falsely reporting information that was incorrect. Black could contend that Usher Transport does not have the proper documentation of Black's alleged arrest and implies that Usher Transport falsely indicated that Black was arrested.

Bose may file a additional claim of “Injurious falsehood” because in this case the defendant is not privileged when he makes a specific false allegation about the plaintiff’s product, like he did in the Bose Corp. case. Where the defendant wrote a false statement “Instruments that tended to wander about the room.” The court concluded that the defendant published a false statement of material fact with the knowledge that it was false or with reckless disregard of its truth or falsity.

Defamation. A false statement that harms the reputation of an individual, organization, or business with little or no factual evidence. Can also be referred to as the propaganda type, name calling, or slander. Michelle Nunn, the Democrat running for Georgia senator, has several advertising campaigns that state that rival runner, David Perdue, is not fit to be the senator, because he does what was in the best interest of himself only and he discriminates sexually by having over 2,000 women sue the company and having to pay a settlement of $18.75 million. These campaigns usually appear during daytime television (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.) on networks such as The Oprah Winfrey Show, Maury, Dr. Phil, and Jeopardy.

The dental technician, Margarita Palestino filed suit against the actor Charlie Sheen a year ago (October 2014), accusing him of assault, sexual battery and intentional affliction of emotional distress after claiming he became violent while seeking treatment for an abscess.

Celebrities have a right to have their own privacy, and the paparazzi had better not be allowed to restrict their lives. Furthermore, photographers and journalists must not be permitted to make news that can influence celebrities' success adversely. The rights of celebrities for privacy have always been abused, so they need to defend their rights, despite their profession. Though they are public figures, this does not mean that the publish of every detail of their private lives is justifiable. It is legitimate to take pictures when they are at the stage or on the red carpet, yet most cases they must be left alone. However, the media always inclines to release both sensational and negative news to public. The latest pattern is the Chris Brown and Rihanna domestic abuse scandal ("Chris Brown and Rihanna: A Dangerous Relationship" 1). This really influenced Chris