Staples libel ruling concerns news media groups Truth not failsafe as defense in case By Jonathan Saltzman, Globe Staff | March 13, 2009
Journalists who believe truth is the ultimate defense against libel suits fear that a federal appeals court has created a dangerous exception that could chill news reporting. The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston ruled recently that a former salesman at Staples can sue the company for libel after a vice president sent an e-mail to about 1,500 employees saying the salesman had been fired for violations of company procedures regarding expenses reimbursements. ... http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/13/staples_libel_ruling_concerns_news_media_groups/ Noonan v. Staples, Inc. http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=07-2159.01A http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=07-2159O1.01A http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=07-2159O2.01A http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/getopn.pl?OPINION=07-2159P2.01A *********************************** * POST TO [email protected] * *********************************** Medianews mailing list [email protected] http://lists.etskywarn.net/mailman/listinfo/medianews
