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Advertising News & Analysis - March 7, 2013

by Thomas Gilbertsen, Todd A. Harrison, Jeffrey D. Knowles, Erin Seder | Venable LLP on 3/11/2013

In this issue: - Obama Nominates Ramirez to Lead FTC - FDA Warning Letter Makes Shout-Out to Facebook - Supreme Court’s Amgen Ruling: What it Means for Consumer Class Actions - Upcoming...more

Court Provides SLAPP Relief - But Not Enough

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 11/9/2012

In 2010, Ontario's Anti-SLAPP Advisory Panel released released its Report to the Attorney-General. (A "SLAPP" is a "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation" - a lawsuit intended to silence criticism by employing a...more

Saint John (City) v. Ferguson – Board of Trustees Can Commence Legal Proceedings for Defamation

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 6/22/2012

The Board of Trustees of the City of Saint John Employee Pension Plan (the Trustees) commenced an action against John Ferguson, a member of the Common Council of the City of Saint John, for defamation based upon certain...more

Baglow v Smith: Appeal Court Sets Aside Summary Judgment and Orders Trial

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 6/15/2012

A further development in what could become a precedent-setting case involving online political discourse and blogs: the Ontario Court of Appeal has set aside the order of summary judgment in Baglow v Smith and has directed...more

Exciting Announcements to Begin 2011

by Smith Law Group, P.C. on 1/3/2011

These are exciting times for my firm, the Smith Law Group. As we ring in the new year and celebrate this blog's fourth anniversary today, I am pleased to announce that Brandy Wingate (pictured) has joined the practice. With...more