It would be difficult for a court in California to have jurisdiction (power) over a person who lives outside of the United States if that person...

It's very difficult, because a court in your state generally does not have jurisdiction (power) over a person who does not live in your state. It's...

Should I be upset that a New York Times article Mentioned me as “The only black Employee” when it was unnecessary IMO?

For sure not wrong for caring. However, from a legal standpoint, there is not libel or defamation based on the statement if the statement is in...

Generally, statements made in administrative hearings are "privileged" or immune from a defamation lawsuit, similar to statements made in...

The question asks to "press charges". Usually that means a criminal case. There is not a crime becoming committed if another person falsely claims...

Being accused of theft from someones home and they filed a police report

You need to subpoena the security company records of course, if they exist. However, you don't need to have a video tape of the commission of a...

Not mentioning a person's name does not protect you from liability in a defamation lawsuit. If third parties who read the book understand that...

Supplemental pleadings?

Generally a party cannot argue in the reply what you did not argue initially in the motion. However, if the court asked for supplemental documents...

What can I do about a business threatening to sue someone else for my honest review?

Defamation is a provably false statement of fact that tends to damage your reputation, i.e., tends to have people not associate with you....

Generally speaking what is written in filed court documents are not actionable in a subsequent defamation lawsuit. They are privileged. The most...