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Is Puttaparthi Glitter the ?Shining India??
2010-12-15 23:31:00 Many are the demonstrably mistaken accusations thrown at those who have stood forth to expose Sathya Sai Baba and his international sect. For example, typically taking our remarks badly out-of-context, it is said that we are: "India bashers". But they do their cause harm; and we learn that many Sai devotees will have nothing to do with them - although we also know that some who are close to Sathya Sai Baba have assisted them in various ways. Indeed, the absurdity and intellectual dishonesty of their attempts to defame will not win them the favour of astute and questioning readers.
More Testimony To Male Sexual Abuse By Sathya Sai Baba
2010-04-30 23:07:00 Below, Sebastian Engelbarts of The Netherlands relates his account of abuse experiences at the hands of Sathya Sai Baba. I need hardly point out that many testimonies have been shared with us with the request that they be kept confidential, and Robert Priddy and I (in our role of coordinators) have respected this. Others have stated that would only wish to make public their experiences in the context of investigation by, for example, a respected organization such as the BBC, Times of London, UNESCO, etc and/or by a court of law in a demoncratic country. I wish to add, as often, that for those who wish to avail themselves of legal or counseling services, we are happy to assist in obtaining those in the context of international best practice, with all the proper guarantees of accountability. In genuine circumstances of need, professionals in these areas can look to fee modification or waiver.
Michelle Goldberg, US Author-Journalist, on Sathya Sai Baba (1)
2009-10-07 23:53:00 It is one of the gambits of pro Sathya Sai Baba activists like Indulal Shah (when he was active), Dr G.Venkataraman and his virtual counterpart Gerald Moreno, to portray highly reputed media journalists as sensationalist, and so on. In their offensive and denunciatory style, they fail to credit world leading media journalists, and the researchers as well, ...
Tweet leads to defamation lawsuit against Amanda Bonnen
2009-07-28 18:22:00 The Chicago Bar-Tender has the story of a woman's tweeting leading to a $50,000 defamation lawsuit, and it's making headlines across the city today (Tribune, Sun-Times, CBS2). Horizon Group Management filed the suit after Bonnen sent the following reply to @JessB123: "You should just come anyway. Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it's okay."...
Caylee Anthony?s Uncle Lee Questioned Today in Defamation Suit
2009-02-27 15:59:00 Caylee Anthony is a world wide name now since she disappeared in mid June and was later found in December thrown in the woods with her remains inside a laundry bag and then stuffed inside an everyday garbage bag. Not only was this precious gift from God thrown out as if she was yesterday?s garbage ...
The Smell of Defamation In the Morning
2009-02-18 20:02:00 [caption id="attachment_8098" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="What a load of horseshit"][/caption] Remember when I went to war with Joe Illuzzi? Evidently, Glenn Gramigna (and his most likely source, Syaed Ali) want a taste. Apart from this morning, when I called him in a rage, I can honestly say that I've never ...
By: BuffaloPundit
Defamation Follows Acclamation For SM?s Musician
2009-01-29 13:42:00 After having bagged a Golden Globe for ?Best Original Soundtrack? in ?Slumdog Millionaire,? Indian Music composer A.R. Rahman, is being considered a highly probable candidate for receiving the world?s most prestigious entertainment award, an Oscar. Well, there?s something more that some not-so-happy fellow countrymen think the humble musician should get and they have expressed it ...
Defamation 2.0
2009-01-02 18:40:00 Defamation Defamation is defined by state laws, which vary from state to state. Generally, defamation is defined as a false, published statement, which harms someone’s reputation. It is these three elements: Falsity, Publication and Harm, which qualify a statement as defamatory. Written defamatory statements are referred to as Libel, and spoken defamatory ...
By: Blawg IT
Defamation 2.0
2009-01-02 18:40:00 Defamation Defamation is defined by state laws, which vary from state to state. Generally, defamation is defined as a false, published statement, which harms someone’s reputation. It is these three elements: Falsity, Publication and Harm, which qualify a statement as defamatory. Written defamatory statements are referred to as Libel, and spoken defamatory ...
By: Blawg IT
Defamation 2.0
2009-01-02 18:40:00 Defamation Defamation is defined by state laws, which vary from state to state. Generally, defamation is defined as a false, published statement, which harms someone’s reputation. It is these three elements: Falsity, Publication and Harm, which qualify a statement as defamatory. Written defamatory statements are referred to as Libel, and spoken defamatory ...
By: Blawg IT
Affidavits Support Brian McNamee in Defamation Suit
2008-12-18 19:55:00 In a court filing in Texas as part of Roger Clemens’ defamation suit against former trainer, Brian McNamee, U.S. attorney Matthew Parrella stated that he told McNamee that his cooperation with the Mitchell Investigation was required to maintain an existing proffer agreement granting him immunity. Potential charges stemmed from McNamee’s purchasing of performance enhancing drugs from Kirk
Teacher Files Lawsuit Against Blogger for Defamation
2008-06-04 17:13:00 She wants six million. Via My Pet Jawa? A 60-year-old former teacher at Norfolk Elementary School, Loretta DiAnne Cruse, has filed a civil lawsuit against a blog in Baxter County Circuit Court, alleging defamation. Cruse seeks $1 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages. The lawsuit alleges that the web site known as Teacher Smackdown ...
By: Webloggin
Thailand blogger sued for defamation
2008-05-20 23:40:00 I?ve been keeping tabs on a certain area of the Internet recently. In this particular area, a prolific Thailand blogger is currently being sued by one, possibly two, real estate agents for defamation. This, the latest turn in a bizarre string of events, poses interesting implications for bloggers in Thailand and around the world. While most ...
Judge: Clemens can keep lawyer in defamation suit
2008-05-06 23:57:00 A federal judge ruled Roger Clemens can keep his lawyer in the defamation lawsuit against his former trainer, who accused the pitcher of using performance-enhancing drugs.
By: The RotoFeed
Anti-Defamation League Condemns Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed
2008-05-04 00:00:00 From the official ADL website: New York, NY, April 29, 2008 ? The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today issued the following statement regarding the controversial film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. The film Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed misappropriates the Holocaust and its imagery as a part of its political effort to discredit the scientific ...
Baseball Notebook: Clemens-McCready Affair and Defamation Suit
2008-04-29 14:03:00 Clemens-McCready Affair Could Wreck His Defamation Suit Against McNameeIf Roger Clemens was a used car salesman, a wise potential customer would drive down the street to another dealer as soon as they spotted Clemens. That is how far his credibility has sank after the latest allegations that he
By: A Wikia Wiki
OFT pays supermarket £100,000 in defamation case
2008-04-23 12:00:00 Supermarket group Morrisons has been awarded £100,000 and offered an apology by the Office of Fair Trading in settlement of a defamation action launched by Morrisons last year.
By: FWi - All News
Jim Gilchrist Further Defames Self - Files Defamation Lawsuits Against Enfo
2008-04-18 23:32:00 Well, well, well how far do you have to go to totally make yourself look like an ass? Back in September, 2005 I supported Jim Gilchrist's run for congress. Since that time I covered numerous of his appearances. The man...
By: Diggers Realm
New Internet law in Indonesia criminalizes defamation
2008-04-16 07:06:00 Spreading defamatory information in Indonesia can land you up to six years in jail and a fine of 1 billion Rupees (US$15,765,400) under a new Internet law, says the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA).The Electronic Information and Transaction Law, intended to combat online crime, pornography, gambling, blackmail, lies, threats and racism, also prohibits citizens from distributing any defamatory or insulting materials electronically, says SEAPA. Even a link to a Web site containing defamation is punishable under the new law.Indonesia's Press Council says the new law falls short of international standards and trends. Provisions are reminiscent of the "archaic, colonial laws" inherited from the Dutch, which criminalized defamation of rulers.But last year, the Indonesian Constitutional Court declared criminal defamation against the government unconstitutional.The council is seeking a review of the law, and an explicit exception for the press, fearing that reporters who choose the o...
'Gripe Site' Is Protected Free Speech, Not Defamation
2008-04-02 01:49:00 (an article regarding 'disclaimers' about the type of site - exposure - EOPC is)"The contents of a New Jersey man's "gripe site" -- a 45-page Web site dedicated to the perceived misdeeds of his car insurer -- were protected free speech that did not constitute defamation, a Manhattan judge has ruled."...alleged that Ronald DiGiovanni's site made eight libelous statements about its business, including that it is a "blatantly dishonest company" that has been "running scams," "committing fraud on a grand scale," and "ripping off its contract holders for quite a while..."The court holds that the cause of action for libel ... should be dismissed because the challenged speech is merely a statement of defendant's personal opinion..."...his statements reflect his personal opinion based upon his personal dealings with plaintiff. They're subjective expressions of consumer dissatisfaction [and] are not actionable because they are defendant's personal opinion."(Stick to the truth and be s...
Muslim nations consider legal instrument to crack down on defamation of Isl
2008-03-15 06:39:00 Clueless hypocrites: Concerned about what they see as a rise in the defamation of Islam, leaders of the world?s Muslim nations are considering taking legal action against those that slight their religion or its sacred symbols.
Australian Estate Agents Throw A Defamation Suit On Google!
2008-02-12 11:46:00 Two real estate agents in Victoria, Australia have launched a defamation case against search engine giant Google. (...)
Google Sued By Australian Real Estate Agent For Defamation
2008-02-09 16:43:00 In an interesting case out of Victoria, Australia, two real estate agent are suing Google for defamation. The agents claim that they asked Google to remove articles from their indexes that were defamatory but that Google did not act upon those requests. What is interesting in this is that Google is just the messenger. Unless the articles ...
Organiziation: Wave of defamation lawsuits filed by UCKG church members a c
2008-02-01 12:54:00 Human rights organization condemns the wave of civil defamation lawsuits filed by members of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God against journalist Elvira Lobato and her employer, the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo.
realtor blogger sued for defamation by Opera Tower Miami condo developer Ti
2008-01-30 10:28:00 Of course, Lucas the blogger will end up successfully fighting this lawsuit, and I hope he counter-sues, but as you all know, for horrible people like Tibor Hollo (pictured above and yes, that's his real picture not a horror movie extra) who bring suits like these against bloggers or publications, it's not about winning, it's about sucking legal fees out of the small-potato target in a mean-spirited and petty way.Well, thanks to other blogs and the internet, sons of bitches like Tibor Hollo better think twice before bringing frivolous lawsuits against bloggers for expressing their opinions. So here's my opinion: Tibor Hollo is about to be ruined, in more ways than one. And his Opera Tower project is going to receive so much more negative publicity over this, that anyone who hadn't bailed before is definitely thinking of bailing now. The Great Miami Condo Crash is going to make mincemeat out of the desperate Miami developers who stupidly built thousands and thousands of unneeded...
By: Housing PANIC
DMX Ordered To Pay Up In Baby Momma Defamation Lawsuit
2008-01-15 15:47:00 Earl Simmons, aka rapper DMX, was ordered on Friday to pay $1.5 million in damages to Monique Wayne, a woman from Maryland who sued DMX for defamation, false statements, and unreasonable publicity of her private life. This is the woman whom DMX told Sister 2 Sister mag had raped him while he was sleeping, after he met her at a Washington, D.C. nightclub. Hence the defamation suit.
Clemens Files Defamation Suit
2008-01-07 18:19:00 Seven-time Cy Young award winner Roger Clemens filed a defamation and libel lawsuit Sunday night against his former trainer Brian McNamee. The suit claims that 15 statements made by McNamee in the Mitchell report are “absolutely false and defamatory”. Clemens also claims in the suit that McNamee was pressured and bullied, contrary to a statement by McNamee’s ... SHARETHIS.addEntry( { title: "Clemens Files Defamation Suit", url: "http://soxanddawgs.com/?p=3104-" } );
By: Random Thoughts
Clemens files defamation lawsuit (PA SportsTicker)
2008-01-07 17:06:00 Roger Clemens has filed a defamation lawsuit against former trainer Brian McNamee. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Report: Clemens files defamation lawsuit (PA SportsTicker)
2008-01-07 15:04:00 Roger Clemens has filed a defamation lawsuit against former trainer Brian McNamee, according to a report in the Houston Chronicle Monday. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Roger Clemens sues Brian McNamee for defamation (AP)
2008-01-07 12:07:00 Roger Clemens beat Brian McNamee to court, filing a defamation suit against the former trainer who claimed to have injected him with performance-enhancing drugs. Clemens filed the suit Sunday night in Harris County District Court in Texas, listing 15 alleged statements McNamee made to the baseball drug investigator George Mitchell. Read the full story.
By: MLB News Blog
Report: Roger Clemens sues Brian McNamee for defamation (AP)
2008-01-07 09:22:00 Roger Clemens filed a defamation suit against former personal trainer Brian McNamee in Texas state court Sunday night, according to the Houston Chronicle, just before his interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” was about to air. Clemens claims McNamee was threatened with jail if he didn’t connect the pitcher to steroids, according to the suit, the ...
By: MLB News Blog
TIME appealing Indonesia Suharto defamation judgment
2008-01-03 00:52:00 Jakarta lawyers for TIME magazine are ready to file their appeal of a defamation judgment by the Supreme Court of Indonesia awarding $106 million in damages to former Indonesian President Haji Mohammad Suharto, a lawyer told the The Age Wednesday. Suharto sued TIME over a 1999 article that said Suharto had hidden billions of dollars in foreign banks.The Supreme Court overturned two lower court decisions against Suharto, ordering TIME to pay damages and publish a formal apology in Indonesian newspapers and its own magazine. Todung Mulya Lubis, one of TIME's lawyers and a prominent human rights advocate, told The Age that the case "goes to the very fundamental principles of press freedom and democracy in Indonesia," but said that he was confident that the ruling would be overturned because the review judges would not want to stifle the freedom of the press.In the 2007 annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders, Indonesia is ranked 100th out of the 167 ...
Eva Longoria?s Husband Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Website
2007-12-24 21:22:00 Tony Parker, the French basketball star and newly married husband of ?Desperate Housewives? star Eva Longoria, has sued a celebrity gossip Web site for publishing ?false? stories of his affair with a French model. The lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court seeks at least $40 million in damages.The lawsuit comes just few days ...
Pavarotti?s Widow Has Filed A Defamation Lawsuit
2007-11-27 10:57:00 It has been reported that Luciano Pavarotti’s widow has filed a defamation lawsuit against two friends of the late tenor. It is said that Nicolette Mantovani wants to get around $44 million in damages for comments made about her marriage Nicolette Mantovani Lawyer Anna Maria Bernini has said that the lawsuit was filed last month, after ...
By: Product Reviews
Oscar De La Hoya Sued For Defamation
2007-11-18 00:30:00 The exotic dancer who released scandalous photographs of boxer/singer Oscar De La Hoya dressed as a woman is now suing the sports star for defamation, among other charges. Read more!
By: Celebrity News
DE LA HOYA?S DANCER PAL SUES FOR DEFAMATION
2007-11-17 01:23:00 The exotic dancer who released scandalous photographs of boxer/singer OSCAR DE LA HOYA dressed as a woman is now suing the sports star for defamation, among other charges. Milana Dravnel, the Russian-born dancer who caused a stir when she went public with saucy pictures of De La Hoya last month, is accusing the boxer of ...
DE LA HOYA?S DANCER PAL SUES FOR DEFAMATION
2007-11-17 01:23:00 The exotic dancer who released scandalous photographs of boxer/singer OSCAR DE LA HOYA dressed as a woman is now suing the sports star for defamation, among other charges. Milana Dravnel, the Russian-born dancer who caused a stir when she went public with saucy pictures of De La Hoya last month, is accusing the boxer of ...
Nicole Kidman subpoenaed in defamation case
2007-11-15 13:09:00 Nicole Kidman subpoenaed in defamation caseSYDNEY, Australia - Nicole Kidman and her assets manager, John Manning, have now been dragged into a lawsuit between photographer Jamie Fawcett and a newspaper publisher. Manning was called yesterday to give testimony in a defamation case that Fawcett filed over an article published in a January 2005 edition of the Sun Herald, according to a report in today?s Sydney Morning Herald (no relation to the Sun Herald). The 2005 Sun Herald article allegedly conveyed Fawcett was, ?Sydney?s most disliked freelance photographer,? prompting Fawcett to bring legal action against Sun Herald publisher John Fairfax Publications. The January 2005 article claimed Fawcett planted a listening device outside of Kidman?s home. Criminal charges were filed against the photographer following the listening device incident. Fox News reported they were later dropped. ?There was no evidence before the court that the device was ever used or caused to be used to record ...
USA - Google Israel refuses censorship roles asked by Anti-Defamation Leagu
2007-11-13 09:03:00 Meir Brand, director of Google Israel, recognizes people’s right to free expression ...
By: Israel-Times.com
Wikipedia Cleared in Defamation Case
2007-11-02 21:56:00 news.com.au: A FRENCH judge has dismissed a defamation and privacy case against Wikipedia after ruling the free online encyclopaedia was not responsible for information introduced onto its Website. The US-based Wikipedia Foundation, which is behind the popular compendium, was sued by three French nationals over a Wikipedia article that said they were gay activists. Judge Emmanuel Binoche ...
By: Thought-Blender
Perez Hilton prevails in Defamation Suit
2007-11-02 06:01:00 Congrats to our colleagues at Perez Hilton! Mario’s win sends a message to frivolous litigants trying to bother bloggers! Bravo Mario! Here’s what Perez had to say … “Lindsay Lohan?s former best friend, Samantha Ronson, filed a bullshit defamation lawsuit against Perez and this little ol? website. The DJ?s suit had no merit and a Los Angeles judge agreed with us on Thursday. Not only did Ronson lose her case, BUT she also has to pay all of our attorney fees! We did not back down from her intimidation tactics. We did not settle it. We fought this and won. Don?t fuck with Perez, bitches! Source: PerezHilton.com
Long Island Blogger In Defamation Suit
2007-10-30 00:00:00 She won. Click here to read about it. It's interesting for anyone blogging or commenting on blogs, and acts as a caveat to the over-litigious. HT Room Eight
By: BuffaloPundit
Anti-Defamation League Condemns Ann Coulter?s Anti-Semitic Comments
2007-10-12 20:29:00 The Anti-Defamation League has issued the following statement in response to Ann Coulter’s comments on Donny Deutsch?s show: The Anti-Defamation League strongly condemns Ann Coulter for her anti-Semitic comment that Christians “want Jews to be perfected” in an interview with Donny Deutsch on CNBC’s The Big Idea. During her October 8 appearance, Coulter suggested that Jews ...
By: Liberal Values
Ex-parishioner files defamation suit against priest
2007-10-03 15:47:00 Christian teachings have long stressed the importance of forgiveness, but a conflict last year between a former parishioner and a priest at a Catholic church in Crystal Lake has ended in court instead of a confessional.
Debra Opri sues Larry Birkhead for Defamation
2007-10-03 06:58:00 Larry Birkhead loves to talk on talk shows. Now he’s getting sued for what he said on one show by former attorney Debra Opri. Birkhead says what he stated was the truth. She says it was lies and wants him to pay, but will donate all the money she wins to charity. Can Larry Birkhead just go away? The Anna Nicole upcoming suits have enough programming for Court TV to last them for years. Opri’s suit says Birkhead engaged in a “malicious and relentless media campaign to discredit me and to destroy my reputation,” according to a statement from Opri released to E! Online. Birkhead denies. We aren’t going to explain the still pending actions between Opri and Birkhead; they’re a big yawn and basically are a fight over money that currently is in neither parties’ hands. To think how exciting and wonderful and beautiful Anna Nicole Smith was, and now how her death has become just a mess of suits like this. Sad, but true. We do miss Anna. Sourc...
Federal judge orders Murtha to testify in Haditha defamation case
2007-09-30 22:24:00 WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss a defamation case against Rep. John P. Murtha and ordered the Pennsylvania Democrat to give a sworn deposition in the case. A Marine Corps sergeant is suing the 18-term congressman for alleging ”cold-blooded murder and war crimes” by unnamed soldiers in connection with the deaths of ...
By: The Hot Joints
Murtha Has To Testify In Haditha Defamation Suit
2007-09-29 01:49:00 HA! Damn straight! A federal judge refused Friday to dismiss a defamation case against Rep. John P. Murtha and ordered the Pennsylvania Democrat to give a sworn deposition about his comments alleging "cold-blooded murder and war crimes" by unnamed soldiers in connection with Iraqi civilian deaths. A Marine Corps sergeant is suing the 18-term congressman for making ...
By: Pirate's Cove
Larry Birkhead Is Sued For Defamation By His Ex-Lawyer Debra Opri
2007-09-25 14:09:00 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Larry Birkhead’s ex-lawyer has filed a lawsuit claiming Birkhead attempted to damage her reputation by making defamatory remarks. Read more!
By: Celebrity News
Family files new defamation lawsuit against polygamy victim and anti-polyga
2007-08-29 15:14:00 Dan Brown, Ken Brown and John Brown, representing the Ray Brown estate, say they were falsely described as individuals who had harmed Nichols in a lawsuit and press conference in August 2003. |
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