#TheyLied Defamation Plaintiff, Suing Over Rape Allegations, Can Prove Reputational Harm with His Own Testimony

In Apperson v. Kaminsky, decided Friday by the Missouri Supreme Court (opinion by Justice Paul Wilson, Apperson sued his ex-romantic...

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Still No Pseudonymity in #TheyLied Defamation Case Over Sexual Assault Allegations

From yesterday's decision (in my view, a correct decision) by Judge F. Kay Behm (E.D. Mich.) in Doe v. Doe…

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>$230K #TheyLied Judgment Affirmed in Defamation Case Based on Sexual Assault/Harassment Allegations

Couteller v. Mamakos, decided yesterday by the N.Y. intermediate appellate court, affirmed a default judgment in favor of a defamation...

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California Appellate Court Generally Rejects Pseudonymity for Defamation Plaintiffs (Including in #TheyLied Sexual Assault Allegation Cases)

From today's opinion in Roe v. Smith, decided by Justice Anne Richardson, joined by Justices Elwood Lui and Victoria Chavez:…

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No Pseudonymity in #TheyLied Defamation Case Over Sexual Assault Allegations

From Doe v. Doe, decided today by Judge F. Kay Behm (E.D. Mich.): Plaintiff [John Doe] and Defendant [Jane Doe]...

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Columbia Ph.D. Student #TheyLied Libel Suit Over Allegations of Stalking and Abuse Can Go Forward - Reason.com

From Thursday's decision by N.Y. trial judge Dakota Ramseur in Talbert v. Tynes, rejecting defendants' motion to dismiss: In his…

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#TheyLied Lawsuits Alleging False Title IX Complaints: Defamation and Malicious Prosecution - Reason.com

"Malicious prosecution," which covers the bringing of civil and administrative quasi-judicial complaints and not just criminal complaints, becomes especially relevant given a recent Colorado Supreme Court decision limiting defamation claims.

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#TheyLied Defamation Case Based on Allegations of False Accusations of Rape Can Go Forward - Reason.com

From last week's decision in Ziade v. Abdullah by the Nevada Court of Appeals (Chief Judge Bonnie Bulla and Judges…

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N.Y. Decision on Showing Required for #TheyLied Defamation Claims Based on Allegations of Sexual Assault

In Friday's decision in Vitagliano v. Weiner, by N.Y. appellate judges Gerald Whalen, John Curran, Donald Greenwood, and Lynn Keane, Vitagliano sued

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