Defamation is the act of communicating false statements about a person that injures their reputation. Legal protections for a person’s reputation go back to common law and were well developed over the ...

GREEN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — An internet service provider is suing Green Charter Township for libel and defamation. The company says “disparaging” statements from township board members are hurting ...

In one of the first trials in the nation to address Internet defamation, a Dallas County, Texas, jury rejected a $700 million suit by an Internet company that claimed it was harmed by negative ...

This is the first in a series of three articles exploring the intersection of defamation claims and internet-based communication. This article sets the groundwork by explaining the fundamental types ...