Professional golf legend Jack Nicklaus has won a $50 million verdict in a defamation suit against his former business partners. A six-person jury in Palm Beach County found that the Nicklaus Companies damaged the 18-time major champion’s reputation and exposed him to ridicule and mistrust.
A federal judge in New York dismissed Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, ruling that lyrics from Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” amounted to opinion rather than malicious falsehood. The lawsuit alleged that the track labeled Drake a pedophile, but the court found such language protected.
Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner have filed a defamation lawsuit against Ray J in response to claims of a federal racketeering investigation. Their attorneys insist the allegations are entirely baseless and risk harming their reputations.
A federal appeals court has upheld a civil jury’s decision requiring President Donald Trump to pay $83.3 million in damages to E. Jean Carroll. The court rejected Trump’s appeal on Monday, affirming that the award was fair and reasonable. This ruling cements the civil jury’s original verdict and marks a decisive legal setback for the former president.
A federal judge has dismissed the defamation lawsuit brought against Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) by Brian Musgrave. Musgrave accused Mace of wrongfully painting him as a perpetrator of sexual abuse and voyeurism in a House floor speech delivered in February.
