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A Tale of Cyber Deceit: American Integrity Insurance vs. John Doe

In a digital age where anonymity can be both shield and sword, the battle for corporate reputation has turned against a single individual in Punta Gorda, Florida. A recent legal clash has been raised by American Integrity Insurance Company of Florida, the fifth-largest residential property insurer in Florida, against an alleged cybersquatter and defamer, whom…

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Markle v. Markle
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Beyond the headlines: the legal realities of the ‘Markle v. Markle’ defamation lawsuit

Samantha Markle sued her half-sister Meghan Markle for defamation in the Middle District of Florida last year over statements Meghan made on a televised interview with Oprah Winfrey and in the Netflix series Harry & Meghan. Meghan defended the case, Markle v. Markle, aggressively, with the court ultimately dismissing the complaint for failure to state…

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Brevard County Sheriff sued for defamation
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Brevard sheriff sued for ‘Wheel of Fugitive’: Will the defamation claims stick?

A recent defamation lawsuit filed against the Brevard County sheriff made headlines, as it targets the sheriff’s “Wheel of Fugitive” Facebook videos, which spoof Wheel of Fortune. The plaintiff, David Gay, said he wasn’t a fugitive when his name and image appeared — several times — on the wheel, and, as a result, lost a job…

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