The firm has litigated numerous cases in the state and federal courts in New York, Connecticut, California, Texas, Illinois, Louisiana, Alabama, North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, and many places in between, involving allegations of defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, and a variety of other claims arising from the gathering and publication of news and information.

Our current cases include:

• Representing producer Bunim Murray and two individual defendants in a lawsuit brought by the subject of the Netflix documentary The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker.
• Representing G/O Media in a lawsuit against a native advertising platform for failing to pay the full amount owed for advertisements placed on G/O Media’s website.
• Representing Newsweek in a defamation case brought by Olivet University arising from two articles about legal challenges to the university’s finances and labor practices.
• Representing Newsweek in a defamation case brought The Satanic Temple arising from an article about the church’s controversial practices.
• Representing the ABA Journal in a defamation case brought by the attorney for former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, arising from an article about a grammar-challenged letter the attorney wrote threatening another publication with a defamation lawsuit for its reporting about Moore.
• Representing a subsidiary of 3BMG in a lawsuit for fraud and breach of contract brought by a participant in the series “Bling Empire.”
• Representing Forbes and Newsweek in a defamation lawsuit brought by Trump Media & Technology Group for articles reporting that Truth Social lost $73 million since its launch when, allegedly, it lost only $31.6 million or $60.5 million, depending on whether the losses accounted for derivative liabilities.

Prior cases include:

• Representing Big Fish Entertainment in a defamation case brought by a man who was arrested during an episode of “Live PD,” and claims he was innocent of the charges against him.
• Representing the daughter of a murder victim in a defamation case against her aunt, who wrongly accused the daughter of involvement in her mother’s murder in social media posts, which she subsequently removed.
• Representing 3BMG and Viacom in a wrongful death action brought by the estate of a man who was shot and killed at a bar after it was the subject of an episode of “Bar Rescue.”
• Representing Big Fish Entertainment and A+E Television Networks in an invasion of privacy lawsuit defamation and privacy lawsuit arising from an episode of “Live Rescue.”
• Representing the producers of The Last Narc in a lawsuit brought by a former DEA supervisor who claimed he was defamed when he was accused of involvement in the kidnapping and murder of DEA agent Kiki Camarena. After the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction, plaintiff voluntarily dismissed his claims.
• Representing Viacom, Al Roker, Jennifer Lopez, and others in a misappropriation and breach of contract lawsuit filed by Everette Draughn in New York arising from his appearance in the television series “Big Easy Justice,” which was dismissed when first filed in Louisiana, and then dismissed in New York and affirmed on appeal.
• Representing the producers of “Free Meek,” a docuseries about the rapper Meek Mill, brought by the attorney representing the judge who had been criticized for how she handled the rapper’s case. The attorney alleged he was unlawfully wiretapped making disparaging comments about the judge after he believed the cameras were turned off. The case was dismissed and an appellate court subsequently threw out the original charges against Meek Mill.
• Representing Oxygen and Brian Graden Media in a case brought by Beth Holloway, Natalee Holloway’s mother, arising from the television series “The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway.”
• Representing Radar Online and the National Enquirer in a lawsuit  brought by Richard Simmons who claimed he was defamed by articles published by that reported he was transitioning to a woman named Fiona. In a decision of first impression, the district court granted defendants’ anti-SLAPP motion and held it was not defamatory – even if false – to report that a person was transitioning gender.
• Representing the producers of the hit television series Dog the Bounty Hunter in a lawsuit brought by a participant who claimed he was owed “millions” for his appearances in the program. The district court held that the participant’s claims were barred by releases he signed, which was subsequently affirmed on appeal by the Second Circuit.
• A lawsuit brought by comedian Brando Murphy against the National Enquirer and other defendants, arising from reports that called plaintiff an “imposter” posing as Eddie Murphy’s son. The case was dismissed under California’s “anti-SLAPP” statute.
• A fraud case arising out of the television program, Catch a Contractor. Plaintiffs, whose home was featured on the program, argued that defendants violated various construction statutes and committed fraud during the renovation of their home.  The court held, however, that defendants’ acts were “in furtherance of free speech rights” and dismissed the case.
• A lawsuit against a national cable company and media entity brought by a family who claimed they were defamed when defendants incorrectly identified their house as the home of the Putnam County District Attorney, whose live-in trainer had been arrested on child rape charges. The case was dismissed when the court agreed with defendants that the report was not “of and concerning” the plaintiffs. Read more about the controversy here.