Tag: Reputation
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Public Relations Expert’s Testimony on Negative Publicity Admitted
This case arises out of the tragic murder of four University of Idaho students in November 2022. Plaintiff Rebecca Scofield is a professor at the University of Idaho. She alleged that, despite never meeting any of these students or being involved with their murders in any way, Defendant Ashley Guillard posted numerous TikTok (and later…
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Defamation Expert’s Testimony on Economic Damages Excluded
Plaintiff Brian Menge, a former police detective with the City of Highland Park, Michigan, brought a claim against Defendant Khursheed Ash-Shafii, a Highland Park city councilman, alleging that Ash-Shafii unlawfully retaliated against him in violation of the First Amendment because of Menge’s successful settlement of a prior lawsuit against the City. The retaliation consisted of…
