Business owners beware! Fake reviews are on the rise, particularly fake reviews for restaurateurs. Houston Restaurant Flooded With Fake Reviews Recently in Houston, a restaurant by the name of Bludorn, became the newest victim of this defamatory trend. After receiving an influx of bad reviews...
What is Anti-SLAPP? Anti-SLAPP laws were created to stop or dismiss SLAPP lawsuits and allow the defendant the possibility of getting their legal fees reimbursed. Anti-SLAPP laws even offer possible punitive damages for the party that filed the lawsuit. Oftentimes, people use Anti-SLAPP statutes to get frivolous defamation lawsuits dismissed. What are SLAPP lawsuits? SLAPP stands for “Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation”. The...
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2What is actual malice in a defamation lawsuit? If you are curious about defamation law or are currently involved in a defamation lawsuit, you may have come across the term “actual malice” and wondered “what does this mean?”, “who has to prove actual malice?” or...
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3Cyberbullying is a growing epidemic, not only in the United States, but all over the world. Today, children and teens are bullied more on the Internet than in person, thanks to smartphones and social media. The impacts of this kind of harassment can be severe...
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8Today, children and teens are bullied more online than they are in person so it should come as no surprise to hear that cyberbullying is a growing problem for parents and school systems alike. Combating this issue though, is much harder when you can’t always...
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1Imagine waking up one morning to dozens of text messages and emails from your friends, children, and co-workers sending you to a website with your name on it. On the site, an anonymous user alleges that you are a sexual predator and have raped numerous...
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4Are you being sued for defamation? Searching for a solid defamation defense? Wondering what to do if you’ve been defamed? We’ve got you covered. Below you’ll find six different defamation defenses that have worked in the past and may work for your case. Don’t keep...
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0Have you ever used the website Ripoff Report to write a negative customer review about a company who you felt “ripped you off”? Have you ever been threatened with a lawsuit because of your comments? Let’s look into a real-life Ripoff Report case and review...
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0Ripoff Report is a consumer review website that houses millions of “reports” or reviews summarizing customer experiences with specific companies. As you can tell by the name, these reviews aren’t exactly positive. In fact, many of these reports have ruined the reputations of hundreds, if...
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0Sparks were not flying in court on Wednesday, August 14th, 2019, as novelist Nicholas Sparks took the stand during trial for a defamation lawsuit filed against him by the former headmaster of a private Christian school. Epiphany School, located in North Carolina, was founded by...
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