The terms defamation, libel and slander may be used interchangeably in popular culture, but they are different in important ...

“The View” has recently become a hub for on-air legal disclaimers, much to the chagrin of its co-hosts. Sunny Hostin, a former federal prosecutor, has frequently been tasked with reading legal notes ...

Mike and Lisa Wiggins have taken their grievances against neighbors and township leaders to court, filing a lawsuit alleging ...

GOP state senator claims Dem opponent Jim Wertz's 2022 opinion piece damaged reputation. Laughlin beat Wertz at polls, and ...

Current Justice of the Peace Lloyd Franklin Jr., has been accused of libel and slander by variety of people, including ...

"Defamation is made up of the twin torts of libel and slander — the one being, in general, written, while the other in ...

Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has agreed to hand over his Mercedes to settle $148 million in damages ...

A federal judge in New York on Tuesday set a trial date for April 14 in the libel lawsuit Sarah Palin, the former Alaska ...

You get on the Net and correct the record" Mike Godwin, Staff Counsel, Electronic Frontier Foundation quoted in Nat'l L.J. (July 18, 1994) A21; "To say that libel and slander are rampant on the ...

PARIS (AP) — The Russian tennis player who was arrested in Paris last month on suspicion of match-fixing at last year's French Open has started legal proceedings for libel and slander.

The false statements can be made orally, in which case you would pursue a claim for slander. The false statements can be made in writing, in which case you would pursue a libel claim. You can file ...