Category Archives: Defamation

Plaintiff Called a Whore, Child Abuser and Drug User, Sues for Defamation and Wins But No Damages Awarded

By John Hochfelder on March 12, 2009 Posted in Defamation

Right on the heels of our post yesterday on defamation comes a case publicly reported just today in which neighbors in a small building in Brooklyn, New York ended up in court after years of screaming, menacing and suing. For the winner, though, there was no financial award to go with the judge’s finding that… Continue Reading

Loss of Consortium Claim Follows Arrest of College Basketball Coach

By John Hochfelder on March 11, 2009 Posted in Defamation, Loss of Consortium Damages

On December 18, 2008, University of Mississippi’s basketball coach, Andy Kennedy, was arrested in Ohio for assault following an altercation with Mohammed Jiddou, a Cincinnati cab driver. The criminal trial is set for April 20, 2009. But that’s not what’s prompting this post. What’s blogworthy here is the lawsuit the coach filed the day after… Continue Reading