Principal Law:

State Law—Defamation

9 Cases found

Wigington v. MacMartin

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: E.D. Cal.
Status: Motion to dismiss and anti-SLAPP motion to strike granted. [ 08/31/2022 ]
Description: Defamation brought against climate scientist and other defendants in connection with statements made by the scientist in a fact-checking review of the plaintiff's YouTube video about climate engineering.

DeIuliis v. Engel

Filing Date: 2020
Court/Admin Entity: S.D.N.Y.
Status: Motions to dismiss granted. [ 09/27/2021 ]
Description: Defamation lawsuit brought by energy executive against writers and media company for assigning blame for climate change to him and other executives.

Stossel v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

Filing Date: 2021
Court/Admin Entity: N.D. Cal.
Status: Motions to dismiss and motions to strike the complaint pursuant to California's anti-SLAPP statute granted without leave to amend. [ 10/11/2022 ]
Description: Defamation lawsuit against Facebook and fact-checkers for alleged mischaracterizations of plaintiff's climate change videos.

Energy Transfer LP v. Greenpeace International

Filing Date: 2019
Court/Admin Entity: D.N.D.
Status: Notice of removal filed. [ 03/18/2019 ]
Description: Lawsuit by the developers of the Dakota Access Pipeline seeking damages from organizations and individuals who protested the pipeline.

Jacobson v. National Academy of Sciences

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Super. Ct.
Status: Plaintiff's motion for reconsideration denied. [ 06/25/2020 ]
Description: Action brought by scientist against journal and another scientist in connection with publication of article critiquing plaintiff-scientist's work.

Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. v. Greenpeace International

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: D.N.D.
Status: Motions to dismiss granted and motion for extension of time to serve denied. [ 02/14/2019 ]
Description: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) action by Dakota Action Pipeline developers against Greenpeace and other organizations.

Marshall County Coal Co. v. Oliver

Filing Date: 2017
Court/Admin Entity: W. Va.
Status: Appeal of dismissal withdrawn. [ 11/10/2019 ]
Description: Defamation action brought by coal companies and coal executive for statements made on the television show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

Mann v. Competitive Enterprise Institute

Filing Date: 2012
Court/Admin Entity: D.C. Super. Ct.
Status: Defendants' motion for summary judgment granted in part, as it relates to claims against Competitive Enterprise Institute, and denied, in part, as it relates to claims against Rand Simberg, and plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment against the Competitive Enterprise Institute and Rand Simberg on the issue of falsity, and motion to strike their affirmative defense that their statements were not “substantively false” denied. [ 07/22/2021 ]
Description: Defamation action brought by climate scientist against authors and publishers of articles about scientist's work.