Defamation

Revenge porn can occur when heartbreak, technology, bad judgment, and alcohol collide
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New Revenge Porn Law to take effect October 1, 2015

Ever had a relationship end badly? It happens to a lot of people. Emotions like heartbreak, anger, and resentment are an inevitable consequence of most failed relationships – at least on one of the two sides. Unfortunately, in the most extreme cases, after a bad breakup, people do stupid and harmful things like posting pictures of…

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Jim Turner defamation lawsuit
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Former Dolphins’ Coach Sues for Defamation over ‘Wells Report’

Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Jim Turner sued law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and its partner Ted Wells earlier this month in the Southern District of Florida after the firm published a report on the Internet.  Within days of the report’s publication, Turner was fired from the Dolphins.  In his suit, Turner alleges that the Wells…

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Florida Anti-SLAPP statute
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New Florida Anti-SLAPP law has a broad scope pertaining to lawsuits filed by any person

You may not have known that Florida has had an anti-SLAPP law on the books for the last decade. Probably because it was so narrow that it only applied to lawsuits filed by the government.  However, this year the legislature substantially revised that law, and on July 1, 2015, a new Florida anti-SLAPP law went into effect.…

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