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General Criticisms and Statements Impugning a Plaintiff’s Personal Traits Do Not Support Claims for Defamation Per Se

by Phillip J. Zisook | Jun 23, 2022 | Insights

Recent cases suggest an uptick in defamation lawsuits seeking damages for statements containing general criticisms of the plaintiff or highlighting certain negative personal traits. The theory is that such statements qualify as defamation per se for they impugn the...

General Criticisms and Statements Impugning a Plaintiff’s Personal Traits Do Not Support Claims for Defamation per se

by Phillip J. Zisook | Nov 8, 2021 | Insights, Phillip J. Zisook

Recent cases suggest an uptick in defamation lawsuits seeking damages for statements containing general criticisms of the plaintiff or highlighting certain negative personal traits. The theory is that such statements qualify as defamation per se for they impugn the...

Attorneys Beware: Zoom Depositions Are Likely Inadmissible

by Phillip J. Zisook | Jul 15, 2021 | COVID-19 Updates, Insights, Phillip J. Zisook

You get a notice of deposition via email. The notice provides that the deposition will be taken remotely through a Zoom videoconference. The day of the deposition arrives and as your witness is testifying, you notice the red blinking light in the upper left corner of...

Ill. Case Sheds Light On Cross-State Anti-SLAPP Conflicts

by Phillip J. Zisook | Jan 16, 2021 | Insights, Phillip J. Zisook

Most states have enacted anti-SLAPP statutes, to protect speech rights and provide an expedited process for the dismissal of SLAPPs with awards of attorney fees and costs to prevailing movants. Some states have broad anti-SLAPP statutes, whereas many are more...

Are False Accusations of Racism a Form of Defamation?

by Phillip J. Zisook | Jul 10, 2020 | Insights, Phillip J. Zisook

The other day as I was taking my work-from-home morning walk, I explored a thought: Should racism be made a per se defamation category? Clearly, that’s not a solution to the enormous problem of societal and institutional racism spurring the current protests in...
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