Libel & Privacy, 2nd Edition (1-year Online Subscription)

Preface

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1 Evolution of a Twenty-First Century Tort

• 1.1-The 1980s: The Developmental Decade
• 1.2-April 1980
• 1.3-April 1984
• 1.4-April 1985
• 1.5-April 1987
• 1.6-July 1989
• 1.7-July 1990
• 1.8-July 1993
• 1.9-July 1998
• 1.10-July 2002
• 1.11-July 2003
• 1.12-July 2005
• 1.13-July 2010
• 1.14-July 2011
• 1.15-July 2012
• 1.16-July 2013

Chapter 2 Defamation from the Dark Ages to the Information Age: A Global Overview

• 2.1-Origins and History of Anglo-American Libel Law
• 2.2-Modern British Press Law
• 2.3-Evolutionary Trends in International Libel Law

Part I PREVENTING LIBEL-

Chapter 3 Pre-Publication Review

• 3.1-Introduction
• 3.2-Defining the Task
• 3.3-Proper Roles of Lawyer, Editor, Author
• 3.4-Discovery: Its Impact on Pre-Publication Review
• 3.5-Methods
• 3.6-Slander and Libel During Newsgathering
• 3.7-Questions to Ask in Pre-Publication Review: The Four-Step Process

Chapter 4 Injury to Reputation

• 4.1-Introduction
• 4.2-A Working Definition
• 4.3-Name-Calling: Unflattering Is Not Libelous
• 4.4-Targets: Persons Capable of Being Libeled
• 4.5-Libel Per Se, Libel Per Quod
• 4.6-Roles of Judge and Jury
• 4.7-Innocent Construction Rule
• 4.8-Single Instance Rule
• 4.9-Context and Television's “Impressions”
• 4.10-Plain Meaning of Words
• 4.11-True Facts, Defamatory Implications
• 4.12-Specific Examples of Defamation
• 4.13-Red Flag Words
• 4.14-Criminal Libel

Chapter 5 Opinion v. Fact

• 5.1-The Twin Opinion Defenses
• 5.2-Fair Comment: The Common Law Privilege
• 5.3-Verifiability and the First Amendment
• 5.4-Reconciling the Twin Defenses Since 1974
• 5.5-Distinguishing Fact from Opinion

Chapter 6 Truth

• 6.1-Introduction
• 6.2-The Requirement of Falsity
• 6.3-Burden of Proving Falsity
• 6.4-Assessing the Likelihood of Establishing Truth
• 6.5-Neutral Reportage: Publishing the Defamatory Quotation
• 6.6-False Implications

Chapter 7
Who Is the Plaintiff? The Public v. Private Person Determination

• 7.1-Introduction
• 7.2-Public Officials
• 7.3-Public Figures
• 7.4-Gertz In Perspective: Applying the “Public Figure” Tests
• 7.5-The Libel-Proof Doctrine
• 7.6-Passage of Time and Public Person Status
• 7.7-Defamation of Business Entities

Chapter 8 Evaluating the Standard of Care

• 8.1-Introduction
• 8.2-Supreme Court Development
• 8.3-The World According to Gertz: The States Respond
• 8.4-The Standard of Care: Recurring Scenarios

Chapter 9 The Damage Assessment

• 9.1-Introduction
• 9.2-Constitutional Overlay on Damage Requirements
• 9.3-Common Law Categories of Damages
• 9.4-State Statutory Rules
• 9.5-Evaluating Damages Exposure: Relevant Factors
• 9.6-Specific Exclusions and Inclusions in Damages

Chapter 10 State Law Privileges

• 10.1-Introduction
• 10.2-The Fair Report Privilege
• 10.3-Losing the Fair Report Privilege
• 10.4-Absolute Privilege
• 10.5-Qualified Privilege
• 10.6-Abuse of Qualified Privilege

Chapter 11 Privacy

• 11.1-The Twentieth-Century Tort
• 11.2-Intrusion
• 11.3-Publication of Private Facts
• 11.4-False Light and Fictionalization
• 11.5-Commercial Appropriation and the Right of Publicity

Part II LITIGATING THE LIBEL OR PRIVACY CASE-

Chapter 12 Handling the Pre-Litigation Complaint

• 12.1-The Demand for Retraction
• 12.2-Formulating Internal Procedures
• 12.3-Retraction Statutes: The Constant Criterion
• 12.4-Broadcast Stations: Special Considerations
• 12.5-General Procedures

Chapter 13 Litigation Prior to Trial

• 13.1-Introduction
• 13.2-The Pleadings Stage in Libel Litigation
• 13.3-Motions Practice
• 13.4-Investigation and Discovery Proceedings

Chapter 14 The Libel Trial: An Essay

• 14.1-Introduction
• 14.2-Motions in Limine
• 14.3-Rulings of Law in Advance of Trial
• 14.4-Voir Dire
• 14.5-Opening Statement
• 14.6-Cross-Examination
• 14.7-Direct Examination
• 14.8-Closing Argument
• 14.9-Jury Instructions
• 14.10-Special Interrogatories
• 14.11-The Second Arena: “Winning the Battle, Losing the War”
• 14.12-Counterclaims
• 14.13-Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union: A Word About Appeals

APPENDICES

• Appendix A Libel Privilege Statutes
• Appendix B Libel Retraction Statutes
• Appendix B-1 Uniform Correction or Clarification of Defamation Act
• Appendix C Statutes of Limitations

Table of Cases

Index