Ask General Counsel: Everything you need to know about the Johnny Depp trial to discuss at your next summer barbecue

Ask General Counsel: Everything you need to know about the Johnny Depp trial to discuss at your next summer barbecue
Published by Ask General Counsel on InsideNova, 6/7/2022 Image from Inside Nova In this edition of Ask General Counsel, we provide you an overview of the Johnny Depp / Amber Heard trial and verdict.  Ask General Counsel is bi-monthly column by General Counsel, P.C., a law firm based in McLean, Virginia, representing businesses, non-profits and individuals throughout
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Virginia Supreme Court Offers Additional Guidance on Defamation Standard

In Bryant-Shannon v. Hampton Roads Community Actions Program, Inc., the Virginia Supreme Court provided additional guidance on the requisite “sting” needed for a statement to be defamatory. The case lays out when a statement is “actionable” and provides examples of statements made in the workplace the court previously determined were not defamatory, because they didn’t
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Employer May Be Liable for Defamation for Making Statements to Former Employee’s New Employer

In a recent case, the Eastern District of Virginia found an employer may be liable for defamation after making allegedly false statements to a former employee’s new employer. The employer stated the employee was fired for insubordination, was a disgruntled former employee, and might sabotage their products. The employee claimed the statements were false and
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Johnny Depp helps to provide Guidance on What Defamatory Statements are “Actionable” in Virginia

Johnny Depp actionable defamation claims
John Depp, commonly known as “Johnny Depp,” filed suit against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, claiming defamation based on four statements made in Heard’s op-ed in the Washington Post in December 2018.  The Fairfax County Circuit Court considered his defamation claims and determined which alleged defamatory statements were “actionable” providing valuable guidance.  For more information on
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