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Texas Supreme Court dismisses defamation lawsuit against The Dallas Morning News

2018-05-14T15:18:36-05:00

By Jeff Mosier The Dallas Morning News Originally published May 12, 2018 The Texas Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit Friday in which a couple claimed The Dallas Morning News defamed them when it published a column disclosing their decision to omit information about their teenage son’s suicide from a paid obituary. John and Mary Ann Tatum, whose 17-year-old son shot himself, sued The News and now-retired Metro columnist Steve Blow in 2011 over allegations that the column accused the couple of lying about their son’s death. The 2010 column, “Shrouding suicide leaves its danger unaddressed,” urged the public to talk more [...]

Texas Supreme Court dismisses defamation lawsuit against The Dallas Morning News2018-05-14T15:18:36-05:00

Judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against Austin Bulldog

2015-01-08T19:08:37-06:00

By Marty Toohey Austin American-Statesman Originally published Jan. 7, 2015 An Austin court has dismissed City Council Member Don Zimmerman’s campaign-season defamation lawsuit against the Austin Bulldog, an investigative reporting website. District Judge Amy Clark Meachum ruled Wednesday that Zimmerman must pay the Bulldog $8,400 in attorney’s fees, plus $579 in court costs and other expenses and a $1,000 sanction for filing a frivolous suit, according to Bulldog attorneys. Peter D. Kennedy of the law firm Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody represented the Bulldog. The dispute arose from the Bulldog’s reporting on court records of a custody dispute over Zimmerman’s daughter. [...]

Judge dismisses defamation lawsuit against Austin Bulldog2015-01-08T19:08:37-06:00

Council candidate sues Austin Bulldog claiming defamation

2014-10-16T16:15:20-05:00

By Ken Martin The Austin Bulldog Originally published Oct. 15, 2014 District 6 candidate Donald Shelly “Don” Zimmerman has filed a defamation lawsuit against The Austin Bulldog, according to Courthouse News Service. The Austin Bulldog has not been served and has not seen a copy of the lawsuit, styled Don Zimmerman v. Austin Investigative Reporting Project dba The Austin Bulldog; Ken Martin Cause No. D-1-GN-14-004290. The Austin Investigative Reporting Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit for investigative reporting in the public interest. “Don Zimmerman’s attack on The Austin Bulldog for publishing truthful information from recent court records is an attack on journalism and the public’s right to know what [...]

Council candidate sues Austin Bulldog claiming defamation2014-10-16T16:15:20-05:00

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