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WHAT TO DO WHEN SOMEONE HAS POSTED A FALSE YELP REVIEW ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS
Since free speech and internet defamation are our primary practice areas, and since it is a rather niche practice, we get many calls and emails from businesses that have been defamed by a false Yelp...
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California Supreme Court Puts Counsel for Yelp Through the Grinder in Hassell...
The tale of Hassell v. Bird. I previously published a long article on the case of Hassell v. Bird, and I was invited to file a friend of the court brief in the California Supreme Court after it took...
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Yelp Wins Fight to Post False and Defamatory Reviews
In reading the California Supreme Court’s decision in Hassell v. Bird, which just came out today, an expression by my father-in-law came to mind. He was a real, honest-to-goodness cowboy, and when...
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Here is How You Sue the News for Lying
Is that false news really false? This is another article that callers have compelled me to write, so that I have a recourse I can send them to that explains this important point of law. We begin with...
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Slut or Not a Slut, that is the Question
Is calling someone a “slut” defamatory? I have said in the past that the answer is no, because it is the sort of word that is so imprecise in its definition, that it is simply impossible to show that...
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Morris & Stone Case Creates Important Internet Defamation Authority
Internet Defamation Law Clarified Morris & Stone is proud to announce that righteous Internet defamation cases will now be easier to prove, due to a Court of Appeal opinion resulting from one of...
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What is the difference between “defamation” and “false light”?
What is the difference between “defamation” and “false light”? I am sometimes retained to take over from other attorneys when a defamation case has gone sideways. Through this experience, I am afforded...
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You CAN Remove False, Defamatory Reviews from Yelp
A false Yelp review can be devastating to a business. There are a number of factors that vary the impact of a false review, including of course the nature of the false review, and the number of honest,...
View ArticleMorris & Stone Victory — $200,000 from Defendant Who Failed to See Wisdom of...
Perhaps because the adrenaline and endorphins flow during a courtroom battle, I become very thoughtful in the calm that follows. I won a small but satisfying court victory recently in an Internet...
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No, I Wasn’t Kidding About the Wisdom of Walking Away
Just two weeks ago I posted comments on the wisdom of taking a walk-away settlement when you are a defendant with no moral high ground in a defamation action. I told the story of how the defendant in...
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Is it Defamatory to Call Someone “Racist”?
In today’s political climate, “racist” is the go-to pejorative in most every conversation. The moment one person feels that they are losing the argument, they call the other a racist. In fact, the use...
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J. Niley Dorit v. Noe — Major Anti-SLAPP Victory for Morris & Stone
Another Day at Morris & Stone J. Niley Dorit v. Noe Another victory in the Court of Appeal by Morris & Stone. And while this case did not arise from a defamation claim, it did involve an...
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Morris & Stone Wins $3.9 Million Defamation Judgment
First rule of defamation defense: Don’t say anything you can’t prove. I would think this concept would be so obvious and self-explanatory that it would never arise in my practice, but it comes up over...
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This Changes Everything – You Can Now Be Sued for Calling the Police
California recently turned defamation law on its ear, as regards calling the police. Let me set the scene with a hypothetical that will demonstrate the terrible consequences of California’s new take...
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No, I Wasn’t Kidding About the Wisdom of Walking Away
Just two weeks ago I posted comments on the wisdom of taking a walk-away settlement when you are a defendant with no moral high ground in a defamation action. I told the story of how the defendant in...
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Yelp Wins Fight to Post False and Defamatory Reviews
In reading the California Supreme Court’s decision in Hassell v. Bird, which just came out today, an expression by my father-in-law came to mind. He was a real, honest-to-goodness cowboy, and when...
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Here is How You Sue the News for Lying
Is that false news really false? This is another article that callers have compelled me to write, so that I have a resource I can send them to that explains this important point of law. We begin with...
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Slut or Not a Slut, that is the Question
Is calling someone a “slut” defamatory? I have said in the past that the answer is no, because it is the sort of word that is so imprecise in its definition, that it is simply impossible to show that...
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Morris & Stone Case Creates Important Internet Defamation Authority
Internet Defamation Law Clarified Morris & Stone is proud to announce that righteous Internet defamation cases will now be easier to prove, due to a Court of Appeal opinion resulting from one of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is it Defamatory to Call Someone “Racist”?
In today’s political climate, “racist” is the go-to pejorative in most every conversation. The moment one person feels that they are losing the argument, they call the other a racist. In fact, the use...
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