Comments on: Gordon Crovitz on “Peter Thiel’s Legal Smackdown” https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/06/gordon-crovitz-peter-thiels-legal-smackdown/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Wed, 08 Jun 2016 20:20:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous Attorney https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/06/gordon-crovitz-peter-thiels-legal-smackdown/comment-page-1/#comment-337169 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 20:20:10 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=59589#comment-337169 Of course, New York Times v. Sullivan started as a tort case, but resulted in such glorious First Amendment law that its origins were forgotten. The media will always love litigation because it provides such nifty stories. I doubt the Gawker episode will translate into greater journalistic skepticism about lawsuits.

]]> By: Hugo S Cunningham https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/06/gordon-crovitz-peter-thiels-legal-smackdown/comment-page-1/#comment-337122 Tue, 07 Jun 2016 13:13:40 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=59589#comment-337122 The invasion-of-privacy verdict against Gawker was a triumph of justice, though appeals courts may pare down the actual damages and punitive damages. Peter Thiel deserves our gratitude.

Abuses of maintenance, however, could be curbed by a robust anti-SLAPP law for speech, and perhaps by a general increase in a maintainer’s liability for defendent’s legal costs in an unsuccessful lawsuit.

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