Litigation
Sep. 29, 2011
Defamation suit could be social media test case
A defamation lawsuit now headed to trial could set an important precedent in interpreting First Amendment freedoms amid the speedy and emotive context of social media outlets.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - The Internet's broad reach provides an around-the-clock platform for the most personal of thoughts and the fieriest of opinions on blogs, message boards and microblogging sites like Twitter.com. But the electronic stage, however cathartic it can be, has the potential to create legal nightmares when the one holding forth fails to exercise care.
Lawyers say the prohibitive cost o...
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