One Legal Case Could Open a Can of Worms for Defamation Suits Against Writers

Posted Tuesday, April 24, 2018 10:15 am

Meg Dalton | CJR

Four not-so-simple words --“deemed to have received”--might determine the future of defamation suits against journalists in the United States. On April 9, journalist (and former Gawker freelancer) Ryan Goldberg appeared at a one-day bench trial at the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York while lawyers tossed around the phrase until it lost all meaning.

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One Legal Case Could Open a Can of Worms for Defamation Suits Against Writers

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