…§ 1332. complaint alleging that male celebrity had publicly defamed her in statements made by individuals operating at his direction or within scope of their employment. Cases that cite this headnote Complaint was subsequently amended to include similar claims by two…
…The two lawyers alleged that Dershowitz defamed them when he claimed that they knowingly filed a lawsuit containing falsehoods about him or at least failed to properly investigate their client’s allegations that Dershowitz had sexual relations with her when…
…among other things, that Cosby defamed an alleged sexual assault victim by issuing statements to the press describing the allegations against him as “unsubstantiated, fantastical stories…[that] have escalated far past the point of absurdity.” (Ex. A at 8…
…collateral” attack on Plaintiff’s credibility, but much more importantly, to disprove Giuffre’s claims that Dershowitz defamed her by calling her a “serial liar” and stating that she has a “documented history of lying about prominent people.” Am. Compl.…
…Professor Dershowitz has to defend 10 himself, and he will defend himself, by proving the truth of 11 what it is that he is alleged to have defamed Ms. Giuffre 12 about. And if one were to look at paragraphs…
…was underage. Ms. Giuffre alleges that Mr. Dershowitz’s false denial of such contact defamed her. To be sure, the two actions are related because they involve the alleged behavior of individuals who were in Epstein’s substantial orbit, but…
…relevant to the underlying action. Ransome objects to Defendant being permitted to utilize the underlying action to obtain backdoor discovery into a separate action entirely unrelated to whether or not Maxwell defamed Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Ransome further objects to this…
…relevant to the underlying action. Ransome objects to Defendant being permitted to utilize the underlying action to obtain backdoor discovery into a separate action entirely unrelated to whether or not Maxwell defamed Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Ransome further objects to this…
…2015, Giuffre filed the underlying action against Maxwell in the Southern District of New York. Giuffre alleged that Maxwell had defamed her through this and other public statements. Extensive and hard‐fought discovery followed. Due to the volume of sealing…
…Ms. Giuffre, Dershowitz called those girls liars and defamed them as prostitutes,14 in an effort to convince the State Attorney that these girls could not even believably establish that they had ever even gone to Epstein’s mansion. Later…
…relevant to the underlying action. Ransome objects to Defendant being permitted to utilize the underlying action to obtain backdoor discovery into a separate action entirely unrelated to whether or not Maxwell defamed Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Ransome further objects to this…
…these arguments must be rejected. First, qualified privileges are forfeited when the defamatory statement is made with malice and is false. Because Ms. Giuffre has specifically alleged that Defendant defamed her with actual malice, the privileges provide no defense. Second…
…2015, Giuffre filed the underlying action against Maxwell in the Southern District of New York. Giuffre alleged that Maxwell had defamed her through this and other public statements. Extensive and hard‐fought discovery followed. Due to the volume of sealing…
…2015, Giuffre filed the underlying action against Maxwell in the Southern District of New York. Giuffre alleged that Maxwell had defamed her through this and other public statements. Extensive and hard‐fought discovery followed. Due to the volume of sealing…
…claim or defense in the action and the communication is essential to the claim or defense. Id. Dershowitz asserts that in order to establish he defamed Plaintiffs, they must show that (i) they conducted an investigation regarding the credibility of…
…2015, Giuffre filed the underlying action against Maxwell in the Southern District of New York. Giuffre alleged that Maxwell had defamed her through this and other public statements. Extensive and hard‐fought discovery followed. Due to the volume of sealing…
…be SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 H3VOGIU1 Case 1:15-cv-07433-RWS Document 851 Filed 04/12/17 Page 6 of 158 6 1 alleged to have defamed someone based on facts, not opinions. 2…
…pleading burden here. B. Ms. Maxwell’s Statements Are Protected by the Self-Defense Privilege The long-recognized self-defense privilege “is available to one who has been defamed in the first instance, and who, in response to the attack…
…that the statements were false is insufficient. Id.9 To establish malice, a defamed plaintiff must show…that such malicious motivation was the one and only cause for the publication.” Hoesten v. Best, 821 N.Y.S.2d 40…
…already susceptible to abuse. Unscrupulous litigants can weaponize the discovery process to humiliate and embarrass their adversaries. Shielded by the litigation privilege, bad actors can defame opponents in court pleadings or depositions without fear of lawsuit and liability. Unfortunately, the …
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