defamation
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Swalwell’s attorney Elias Dabaie of the law firm Dabaie Kelley, in Los Angeles, confirmed Friday that he sent the cease and desist letter, which tells the recipient that they could be sued for defamation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
A charity co-founded by the Duke of Sussex is suing him for defamation, court records suggest.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
He also poked at Jones, a star of the paranoid, far-right fringe, for losing a massive defamation lawsuit filed by the parents of children killed in a 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
Shell has filed a counterclaim against Cipriani, alleging defamation and extortion.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Perhaps both of them would sue him, Abelman for character defamation and Lew for forgery.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing defamation
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