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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Over the years, I’ve had many consultations with potential clients who want to sue someone but have never been a party to a lawsuit. In most people’s lives, litigation is a very rare occurrence. So what exactly does suing someone entail? This article discusses just the very start of a lawsuit: the complaint. A lawsuit…
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A MAN NAMED Peter Sloan, purported son of William Shatner, sued the James T. Kirk/Danny Crane actor for defamation in February. The Middle District of Florida (Tampa division) quickly dismissed the original complaint but gave Sloan leave to file an amended complaint, which he did do. Shatner filed another motion to dismiss. On August 3, 2017, the…
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