Contentious divorces often involve years-long battles over child custody, asset division, and spousal support. False claims of infidelity, domestic violence, child abuse, or financial misconduct are unfortunately common in...more
Defamation is the line between free and unlawful speech. Doxing is the disclosure of another’s personally identifiable information with the intent to bring the internet’s violent speech to their front door. Online defamation...more
Online gaming Social Mediacommunities are incubators of defamation. Competitiveness combined with the ostensibly impenetrable shield of online pseudonyms and geographic distance from your opponent invites participants to...more
Everyone is a little braver when hiding behind their keyboard. Words fly a little easier online where the speaker and target of the speech do not occupy the same physical space. The exponential echoes of manufactured gossip...more
Each election season, political campaigns volley focus-group-tested attacks against opponents hoping something will stick. These political advertisements however, often lead to legal disputes....more
Every business struggles with negative online reviews. Unless the negative post directly violates hosts’ terms-of-use, it is highly unlikely that the host site (e.g. Yelp, Glassdoor, Instagram, etc.) will remove the post....more