American Sniper has sparked a lot of controversy from Hollywood in the past few days. Clint Eastwood’s take on the Chris Kyle Book raked in more money than Avatar did on its January opening, closing out at more than $100 Million. But, as can be expected, Michael Moore chimed in opposing the film, Sarah …
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“Every man has a right to the enjoyment of a good reputation unassailed, as he has a right to life, liberty, or property. It was long ago said that ‘[a] good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.’ Prov. XXII:1. A suit for defamation is based on the injury done to reputation.” One of the only …
Continue reading Georgia Law – Defamation, Slander, and LibelA week ago today, Brad Knudson posted the YouTube video embedded below in response to a bullying incident where two twin boys in his Minnesota home town bullied his adopted, African-American daughter via a series of offensive and racist SnaptChat Videos. The bullies sent four videos, he saved on by videotaping it. The video, …
Continue reading Father of Snapchat Bullies Loses his JobA report from the NCDC states that things are indeed getting warmer. But, anti-science, pro-fossil fuelers can’t trust the CDC. We all know that. They question the science and then get sued for defamation. One day I fear that we may have to accept the fact that the world is getting warmer, and …
Continue reading Political RoundUp – 1/27/2014: Things are Getting Hotter; CBS Lacks Credibility; Tech Companies Permitted to Disclose NSA RequestsI called into the Herman Cain Show today to explain why he doesn’t understand tax law. Here’s the audio link. His argument is, essentially, that if businesses were taxed less and there were less regulations, then they could make more jobs. In actuality, the law says that expenses of compliance with regulation and wages paid to …
Continue reading David’s Political RoundUp 1/21/2014 – the David Dorer Show on the Cain-Train.U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has withdrawn its invitation to Iran to participate in the Syria peace talks due in part to heavy opposition from the United States. If we were consistent on our policies with Iran, then we could make serious strides to resolution of some serious issues in that region. Alas, we bicker like …
Continue reading David’s Political RoundUp 1/20/2014 – UN pulls Iran from Syria Peace Talks, Omaha Explosion, Sochi Bombers, and Obama on Marijuana.Twitter is a flutter with the news that Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty (a show I’ve never watched) gave an interview to GQ (a magazine I’ve never read) and as a result, A&E (a channel I never watch) suspended the reality star indefinitely. The reason? Because, according to A&E: “We are extremely disappointed to have …
Continue reading Duck Dynasty v. A&E: A First Amendment Primer.I’m taking a break from the show this week because my birthday is on Sunday, and I want to celebrate with my friends, so I have spent all week researching for our auction fantasy football draft, and very little time actually researching the issues in Egypt, and therefore I apologize. This weekend my Georgia Law …
Continue reading The David Dorer Show – A Birthday BreakIn this episode of Talking Law, we talk about insurance, false accusations, defamation, service of process, bankruptcy, credit card fraud, personal jurisdiction, personal injury, torts, and divorce. Make sure to subscribe on iTunes. Tune in this Friday for The David Dorer Show.
Continue reading Talking Law with David Dorer, June 5th, 2013Trump sued Maher this week. The complaint arises out of Maher demanding that Trump prove his mother isn’t an orangutan. This of course, to sensible people, is a mockery or parody of Trump’s “birther” argument. It’s a silly battle between comedians, whether or not Trump is willing to admit he’s a clown. Ridiculousness of the …
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