Breitbart News Demands A Fishing Expedition
Breitbart News would love to delay Shirley Sherrod’s lawsuit forever if they could. The defense has already succeeded in dragging the litigation out for years, and now they want to…
National Review Is In Big, Big Trouble
Climate scientist Michael Mann’s lawsuit against National Review has reached a new phase, and the small-but-influential publication is in real danger of being put out of business. Now, the lawsuit…
We Are Criswell: WordPress Edition
In our predictions for the New Year, we said: In court, Kimberlin Unmasked will turn out to be Dustin Farahnak inside a Dustyn Hughes costume inside a Lynn Thomas costume…
Mark DelBianco Exits Stage Left
In a move that was hardly unexpected, attorney Mark DelBianco has withdrawn as counsel to Kimberlin Unmasked. This leaves pharmaceutical CPA Francis Ostronic as the only legal representation to Team…
Courtney Love Proves You Can Libel People On Twitter
Courtney Love, wife of the late Kurt Cobain, has agreed to pay a designer $430,000 for libelous comments she made on Twitter and MySpace. Yes, you can be hauled into…
Dan Backer’s Fingerprints On Franklin Center’s Response?
As we told you recently, attorney James Skyles will represent the Franklin Center against Brett Kimberlin. Judging by his blog, one might expect Mr. Skyles to defend Mr. Kimberlin from…
Team Akbar Spins Off BlogBash As Defense Collapses
All of his co-defendants’ motions were denied yesterday, but Ali Akbar was the biggest loser at a hearing held in the case of Kimberlin v Walker, et al. Montgomery County,…
James Skyles On Defamation And The Law
According to its website, Skyles Law Group, LLC is “Pioneering in Internet Law, serving every client’s needs in Commercial Law, Real Estate, Non- Profit Law, Estate Planning, and Civil Litigation.”…
Patterico’s Mental Gymnastics On The Uneven Defamation Bars
The Roger Shuler story has revealed cracks in the “solid front” that certain right wing bloggers have been putting on. For example, we caught these amicus curiae comments our favorite…
Criswell: Real Courts Will Continue To Reject Blog Court Defenses
Criswell sees and knows all! Did we not tell you that “blog court” defenses would fail? Did we not tell you that defendants were making things worse for themselves? A…