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A divided appeals court blocked the former head of the pediatric open-heart surgery program at St. Mary鈥檚 Medical Center from seeking punitive damages in a lawsuit against CNN over reports about deaths of children in an open-heart surgery program.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis wanted to weaken the laws and legal precedents that protect journalists who publish criticism of public figures. The measure failed after media of all ideological stripes opposed it.
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A man has filed a defamation lawsuit against a Florida sheriff who posts weekly 鈥淲heel of Fugitive鈥 videos on social media.
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Jeanine Pirro, Tucker Carlson and others are being grilled under oath in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News for spreading lies about a voting tech company's role in the 2020 elections.
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The weeks-long trial lasted over a month and was broadcast live for millions to watch. Some advocates say the verdict could give even more pause for domestic violence survivors looking to speak out.
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Johnny Depp had sued Amber Heard for more than $50 million over a 2018 op-ed she wrote about abuse against women. Because of a limit set by state law, Depp's award will be $10.35 million.
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Depp's attorneys on Tuesday sought to bolster his claims that the actress escalated their altercations, playing a series of audio recordings.
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Founder Alex Jones, who's repeatedly called the 2012 shooting at a Connecticut elementary school a hoax, has been sued several times by the victims' families for defamation and emotional distress.
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Depp is suing Heard, his ex-wife, for $50 million, asserting that she defamed him in a published essay about her experiences with sexual assault.
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A Florida judge has dismissed a defamation and conspiracy lawsuit that former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman filed against the parents of Trayvon Martin.