Slander Litigation Run Amok
Posted January 20, 2006 10:50 PM
Julie Hilden's article The Slipperiness of Slander: The Suit Against Paris Hilton, in this week's Writ, illustrates some of the First Amendment problems with a slander lawsuit as well as contrasts the way slander and libel litigation proceed in practice.
Available online are copies of the complaint, her former publicist's depo, her depo, emails between her and her publicist and the NY Post Story [pdf] that started it all. [related: Paris Hilton Stars in ‘To Kill a Page Six Item’]
Previously: Paris apparently says "that's hot" so often that she filed a trademark application for it. [related] | All Over Paris | Paris and Rick | Paris Hilton, Director?
Bonus: MP3 of first chapter of Julie Hilden's most recent novel: 3.