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2d Circuit: Sleepy’s v Sleep Number – Can You Be Defamed To Your Secret Agent?

Plaintiff Sleepy’s sold a line of mattresses manufactured by a competitor, Defendant Select Comfort. Sleepy’s line performed poorly in comparison to a ‘slightly different’ line sold by Select Comfort in its own stores (which line had ‘exactly the same’ technology … Continue reading

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Arbitration Panel Finds Merrill Lynch Defamed Former Employee

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., a brokerage firm registered with Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) and investment adviser firm registered with Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as well as Merrill Lynch International Finance, Inc. (collectively, the “firms”), have been … Continue reading

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Employee claims termination was in retaliation and that her employer defamed her

Employee claims termination was in retaliation and that her employer defamed her Employee claims termination was in retaliation and that her employer defamed her Gilligan v Town of Moreau, CA2, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 27198 In the Gilligan case the … Continue reading

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