defamation

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has ordered Dole Food to pay $200,000 in attorney's fees for a Swedish documentary-film producer it had previously sued for defamation. The judge concluded the documentary, which chronicled Dole's treatment of its Nicaraguan workers, wasn't defamatory.

A federal court ruled to allow a defamation case against news man John Stossel to move forward. The case neatly parallels the tribulations endured by Department of Agriculture employee Shirley Sherrod earlier this summer and could provide a strong foundation for her to pursue a defamation suit of her own against blogger Andrew Breitbart.

While Justin Kurtz, 21, (pictured) was asleep at his apartment, his car was towed. The next day, he found it with the T&J Towing Company. At the towing lot, he carefully inspected his car. It's a machine Kurtz knows well -- when he's not training to be a pilot at Western Michigan University,...

The magazine has plumbed new depths in objectionable rhetoric by creating a list of behaviors it associates with men it calls "douchefags."

What do you do if you're the most recognizable name in the gold buying business and you find out that the Consumerist has reported on a former employee's allegations of shady dealings?If you happen to be Cash4Gold you sue the former employee for defamation and name Consumerist as a co-defendant in...

Nobody much likes the idea of Internet trolls who use the shield of cyber-anonymity to write hateful things about people on blogs or in comment sections. It's tempting to drop the hammer on these people in a manner similar to a judge who, last week, ordered Google to identify the author of a...

Airing your frustrations with a company or a product is nothing new. For decades consumers have complained to their coworkers, friends and family when a transaction goes bad. In fact, it's a widely held belief that angry customers tell significantly more people about a company than a satisfied...

When veteran New York Times editor Timothy L. O'Brien had the nerve to write a book, TrumpNation, arguing, based on meticulous research, that Donald Trump's net worth was a lot lower than he claims it is, the Donald threw a predictable hissy fit. Being the litigious creep that he is, Trump sued...

One of the most common fears avid bloggers have is "getting sued" if they provide a negative opinion or commentary about something or someone. Step on too many toes, and you might find yourself in some hot water. And there are plenty of companies and people who help by regularly threatening to sue...