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Indiana Abortion Doctor Signals She’ll Sue AG over Comments

An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio took the first step Tuesday toward suing Indiana’s attorney general for defamation. Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician-gynecologist who gave the girl a medication-induced abortion on …

Judge Dismisses Virginia Fraternity’s Defamation Claim Against Rolling Stone Magazine

A defamation lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine over the magazine’s debunked article about a University of Virginia gang rape has been tossed out by a judge. U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel in Manhattan last week aid the lawsuit brought …

Sex Claim Filing Against Dershowitz a Mistake, Say Florida Lawyers; Defamation Claims Settled

Prominent U.S. lawyer Alan Dershowitz and two victims’ rights attorneys on Friday withdrew claims from a Florida court that they defamed each other during a legal fight about a woman who said she was trafficked for sex as an underage …

Insurance Company Wants Out of Defamation Suit in Delaware

An insurance company is asking a federal judge in Delaware to declare that it’s not obligated to defend the ex-wife of serial political candidate Richard Korn against his defamation lawsuit. Liberty Mutual argues in a complaint filed Monday that a …