Two members of New York's legislature have put forward a new Bill intended to protect writers and publishers who live and work in the State from libel actions brought against them in foreign jurisdictions. The move, by Democratic Assemblyman Rory … [Read more...] about New York Legislators Act Over Libel Tourism Case
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New York Court Considers Free Speech Case
Media groups in the United States and Britain are awaiting the result of a decision by the highest court in New York State in the latest stage of a battle between an academic and a Saudi Arabian businessman who obtained a libel judgment against her … [Read more...] about New York Court Considers Free Speech Case
New York Court Agrees To Examine Libel Case Protection Issue
The New York State Supreme Court has agreed to request to investigate whether the State's law would give a federal court the right to protect one of its citizens from enforcement of an award of damages and a costs order made by an English Court. The … [Read more...] about New York Court Agrees To Examine Libel Case Protection Issue
New Move In Us Battle Over English Libel Decision
The battle over whether a Saudi Arabian businessman who sued an American academic in London over a book which was not published in Britain can enforce the judgment he won has been sent from a United States federal court to the New York State Court of … [Read more...] about New Move In Us Battle Over English Libel Decision