Defamation Reports: Jameel v Wall St Journal UK House of Lords
Mr Dorsey described attempts to obtain a response from the Group about his proposed article. He said he had telephoned the Group office at about 9am and left a recorded message. The jury found that the newspaper had not proved on the balance of...

Law of Defamation: Defences of Defamation (Chapter 3)
So far as this was a statement of opinion, it concerned a matter of public interest. Miss Cornwell said that this went beyond fair criticism and amounted to an attack designed to damage her career. The Sunday People argued that it was an honest comment,...

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Interview with Indymedia sys admin Kristina Clair
Yesterday the EFF reported on a “secret” subpoena served by the U.S. government on Kristina Clair, the sysadmin for the independent news site indymedia.us. The subpoena demanded information on all IP traffic for the site. It also demanded that Clair...

How to reform the broken medical malpractice system. - By Darshak Sanghavi - Slate Magazine
A good look at the not so easy call for malpractice reform. The fact that doctors are not punished for substandard care and frivolous lawsuits drive care choices is reason to break up HC reform in to smaller, more focused chunks rather than screaming...