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Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over Non-Renewal of Stanford Lecturer Who Conducted "Exercise" on Oct. 10 Allegedly Targeting Jewish Student

Here are plaintiff's factual allegations, as reported in Monday's decision by Judge Jacquelyn Scott Corley (N.D. Cal.). in Loggins v. Leland Stanford Jr. Univ.: Dr. [Ameer Hasan] Loggins is a "black, African American, Muslim male[.]" He earned his doctorate degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 2019. Stanford…

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"Accused Plaintiff of Calling Her the 'F-Word'"

In Winfree v. Warren County School Dist., decided last month by Judge Travis McDonough (E.D. Tenn.), plaintiff was a girls' high school basketball player, who "had been offered a full scholarship to play basketball at Trevecca Nazarene University": On November 15, 2023, Defendant Mendy Stotts, the women's basketball coach, pulled…

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Court Dismisses ASU Academic/Administrator's Libel Suit Against Journal That Had Retracted His Article, with Reference to Possible Plagiarism

From Rodriguez v. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, decided Thursday by Chief Judge Murray Snow (D. Ariz.): This action concerns Dr. Cristobal Rodriguez's allegations of defamation and trade libel against Taylor & Frances Group, LLC …. Dr. Rodriguez is the Associate Dean of Equity, Inclusion, and Community, as well as…

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Gay former staffer for Troy Nehls sues office, alleging homophobic workplace

Alex Chadwell, who worked for the congressman in Washington and Texas, said he was pushed out of Nehls’ office because of his sexual orientation.

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Plaintiff Claims P. Diddy's Defamation Damaged Plaintiff's Drug Smuggling Business

Plaintiff says he was "always willing to set up business deals with the rich for drugs."

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Intel N.Y.-Based Israeli Employee Alleges Firing Over Complaints of Executive's Pro-Hamas Posts, Seeks Pseudonymity

From a motion filed today in Doe v. Intel Corp. (S.D.N.Y.); for more on the underlying lawsuit, see Intel Axes Israeli NYC Engineer Who Complained About Boss 'Liking' X Posts Cheering Hamas: Suit (N.Y. Post, Beri Kochman): John Doe is a Jewish Israeli executive at Intel, a global multi-technology company,…

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Mel Tucker sues Michigan State University for wrongful termination

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No Pseudonymity for Plaintiff Professor Who Sued Colleague and University Alleging Rape

From Doe v. St Lawrence Univ., decided earlier this month by Magistrate Judge Daniel Stewart (N.D.N.Y.), and just appealed to the District Judge: In 2022, both Plaintiff and Defendant Moralez were employed as professors at SLU. Plaintiff alleges that on April 12, 2022, she attended an off-campus meeting at Moralez's…

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Libel, Fire, Healing Chakras, and Real Housewives of New York

“The article also documents Plaintiff’s four failed attempts at appearing on the Real Housewives of New York, and the potentially circumstantial evidence that the fire was used as a publicity stunt as it occurred just one day prior to Plaintiff joining a talk show wherein she talked extensively about the…

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Diddy sued by porn star who says he sex trafficked her at his famous ‘white parties’

Adria English alleges in a lawsuit that she was paid to have sex with guests at Diddy’s annual Labor Day ‘white party’

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Judge Concludes NBC's Allegations of "Mass Hysterectomies" by Doctor at ICE Facility Were False, May Have Been Knowingly/Recklessly False

From Amin v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC, decided today by Judge Lisa Godbey Wood (S.D. Ga.): NBC published multiple reports about allegations that Plaintiff, Dr. Mahendra Amin, performed mass hysterectomies on female detainees at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") facility in Georgia. NBC reported allegations that Dr. Amin performed hysterectomies…

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Claim That Public School Employee Was Unconstitutionally Fired for Sharp Pro-COVID-Vaccine Post Can Go Forward

From Webb v. Aspen View Academy, decided Thursday by Magistrate Judge Scott Varholak (D. Colo.); the plaintiff was the Business Manager of a public charter school, and alleges she was fired in part based on a Facebook post (though there's a lot more there as well, discussed in the long…

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Plaintiff's Idaho Murder Libel Claim Beats Defendant's "Tarot Readings" and "Psychic Intuition"

"[T]he only support for Defendant's statements about Plaintiff is that Defendant's 'spiritual investigation' into the murders using 'intuitive tarot readings' led her to Plaintiff."

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No Pseudonymity in Case Challenging Denial of Gun Rights Based on Alleged Mental Health Problems

From P.D. v. Sullivan, decided last month by Judge Nelson Román (S.D.N.Y.): Plaintiff seeks to proceed anonymously because the action involves "matters of a highly sensitive and personal nature, to wit, medical and mental health records and information." … There is little question that the instant case involves matters that…

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No Pseudonymity in Race Discrimination Lawsuit over Academic Dishonesty Finding

From Doe v. Univ. of Pennsylvania, decided Friday by the Third Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Tamika Montgomery-Reeves, joined by Judges David Porter and Jane Roth: In 2020, Doe enrolled as a student in UPenn's Pre-Med Post-Baccalaureate Program …. She planned to complete the Program in Spring 2021 and…

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Family sues Disney for $50K after man finds fiancee unconscious at the end of Humunga Kowabunga water slide

Laura Reyes-Merino is seeking $50,000 in damages over alleged injury on giant water slide

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Pseudonymity Tentatively Allowed in "Wet Farts" Wrongful Discipline Lawsuit Against Columbia

When may plaintiffs in highly politically controversial cases sue pseudonymously, in order to avoid public hostility?

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"Plaintiff Threatened the District Staff's Jobs, Reputation, Careers, and Legal Liability—Not Their Physical Safety"

Tenth Circuit upholds preliminary injunction in favor of volunteer football coach, high school founder, and school district critic.

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"If He Did Not Want to Be Called a 'Rioter,' Plaintiff Should Not Have Admitted … to 'Participation in … [a] Riot'"

Plus, the significance of omitting "IDK."

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No Pseudonymity in Lawsuit Challenging N.Y.'s Involuntary Commitment System as It Affects Gun Rights

In P.D. v. Sullivan (S.D.N.Y.), plaintiff alleges: New York State Mental Hygiene Law 9.39 is used to admit individuals to a hospital solely for emergency observation and evaluation as a person "alleged" to have a mental illness. An admission under MHL 9.39 is not a formal adjudication that an individual…

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Inventing Anna Defamation Case Against Netflix Can Go Forward

From today's decision in Williams v. Netflix, Inc. by Chief Judge Colm Connolly (D. Del.), which denies Netflix's motion to dismiss (for more backstory, see here): Plaintiff Rachel DeLoache Williams has sued Defendant Netflix, Inc. based on Netflix's portrayal of Williams in its docudrama series Inventing Anna…. Here, at least…

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Private Employee's Claim That She Was Fired for Peacefully Attending Jan. 6 Events Can Go Forward,

under California statutes that protect private employees' political activity; the plaintiff claimed that "[s]he listened to speeches being made and walked to the Capitol, and then she left," and "did not participate in any rioting."

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#TheyLied Libel Lawsuit Over Ex-Student's Allegations of Rape Can Go Forward,

and so can the professor's Title VII and Title IX discrimination claims against the university.

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$160K Libel Verdict for Ex-Student Based on Professor's Research Misconduct Allegations

In Rossi v. Dudek (D. Utah), plaintiff sued her former professor for libel, based on his allegations that she had committed research misconduct. Such allegations of misconduct that are made within an employer or an educational institution are often "conditionally privileged," which means (to oversimplify) that liability is only allowed…

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Theater Producers Have First Amendment Right to Choose White Actor Instead of Black

From Moore v. Hadestown Broadway Ltd. Liab. Co., decided Thursday by Judge Loretta Preska (S.D.N.Y.): Plaintiff Kim Moore is a black woman who works as an actress. Defendant is a company that produces and stages "Hadestown," a musical that runs on Broadway …. On or about January 30, 2020, Defendant…

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