Tag: Defamation
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Colorado justices find portion of anti-SLAPP law unconstitutional
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a 2019 law designed to protect the exercise of First Amendment rights conflicts with the state constitution in certain scenarios involving appeals from county courts. Known as the “anti-SLAPP” law, which stands for “strategic lawsuits against public participation,” the legislature provided a mechanism for quickly disposing of litigation…
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Colorado justices lay down framework for analyzing defamation lawsuits involving ‘public interest’ issues
The Colorado Supreme Court clarified on Monday how judges should evaluate whether lawsuits arising from a person’s speech — in particular, online consumer reviews — are connected to an “issue of public interest” and merit protection from legal liability. As part of the framework, the justices concluded a person’s motive in speaking is irrelevant to…
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Colorado justices: Witnesses cannot be sued for statements in campus sexual misconduct proceeding
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Supreme Court walked back a decision by the state’s second-highest court, concluding on Monday that witnesses in a school sexual misconduct investigation could not be held liable for defamatory statements even if the…
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell accused of violating court order against live-posting
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell posted to his X account from inside a federal courtroom seven times during the first day of his defamation trial, which ignores strict rules in place to prevent such activity, according to a late-night court filing on Tuesday. Lawyers for the…
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Federal judge advances defamation claims of ex-Dominion Voting exec to trial
Publicly labeling Eric Coomer ‘treasonous’ was ‘not mere political invective or opinion statement,’ wrote Senior Judge William Martínez
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10th Circuit tosses ‘frivolous’ claims against Dominion Voting brought by Michigan residents
Judge Nancy Moritz labeled the notion that Dominion Voting Systems acted at the government’s behest ‘legally frivolous’
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Federal judge dismisses retaliation claim against Jeffco district, allows claim against blogger
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A federal judge has dismissed an attorney’s retaliation claim against her former employer, a special district based in Lakewood, while at the same time permitting the lawyer’s defamation claim against a blogger to proceed. Mary Joanne “Jo” Deziel Timmins sued the Green Mountain Water and Sanitation District after it fired her in the summer of 2021.…
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Appeals court tosses defamation lawsuit against ex-Planned Parenthood exec for criticizing misleading videos
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday agreed the former chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains was correct to label a set of heavily-edited undercover videos as misleading, and her comments did not amount to defamation of the California-based abortion opponent who recorded the footage. A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals joined…
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Dentist’s defamation lawsuit against woman who left negative reviews dismissed by appeals court
Colorado’s second-highest court has dismissed a dentist’s defamation lawsuit against a Crestone woman who left him negative reviews following her unsatisfactory root canals, basing its ruling on a recently-enacted state law designed to block meritless lawsuits involving First Amendment activity. Creekside Endodontics of Lone Tree and its dentist, Andrew Stubbs, sued former patient Kathryn Sullivan…
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Nurse permitted to sue over Community College of Denver’s statement she did not graduate
A Brighton woman who worked for 15 years as a nurse after graduating from the Community College of Denver may sue the school for its representation that she never received a degree, a career-altering allegation that reportedly plunged her into unemployment and foreclosure. The state’s Court of Appeals earlier this month reversed a decision by…