Comments on: False Light Lawsuit Targets Authors of Ohio Travel Book and Website http://blog.oup.com/2010/03/false-light-lawsuit/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:35:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Benny http://blog.oup.com/2010/03/false-light-lawsuit/#comment-232129 Benny Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:17:05 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=7863#comment-232129 "False light, unlike defamation, allows a party to recover for true statements that create a false impression. In other words the facts are true but the manner of presentation ostensibly creates a different implication." It's hard to believe trickery like this is actually legal. “False light, unlike defamation, allows a party to recover for true statements that create a false impression. In other words the facts are true but the manner of presentation ostensibly creates a different implication.”

It’s hard to believe trickery like this is actually legal.

]]> By: Dorian http://blog.oup.com/2010/03/false-light-lawsuit/#comment-210726 Dorian Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:41:35 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=7863#comment-210726 Till the issue is resolved let us do the best, and support the righteous :) Till the issue is resolved let us do the best, and support the righteous :)

]]> By: Deadbeat Super Affiliate reviewer http://blog.oup.com/2010/03/false-light-lawsuit/#comment-210524 Deadbeat Super Affiliate reviewer Sat, 12 Mar 2011 22:45:39 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=7863#comment-210524 Lana, This is really some scary stuff: "While no oral histories were relied upon by the authors of Weird Ohio, the case is still worth examining because of the historical subject matter, the attempt by plaintiff to raise claims of false light and giving unreasonable publicity to ones private life, and lesson of what can happen when a party who is sued fails to respond to a lawsuit." Until now, I was unaware that this was a issue I needed to be concerned with.. Lana,
This is really some scary stuff: “While no oral histories were relied upon by the authors of Weird Ohio, the case is still worth examining because of the historical subject matter, the attempt by plaintiff to raise claims of false light and giving unreasonable publicity to ones private life, and lesson of what can happen when a party who is sued fails to respond to a lawsuit.” Until now, I was unaware that this was a issue I needed to be concerned with..

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