Scott Vernick was quoted in the Law360 article "Microsoft Caught between Snowden and NSA." The full text can be found in the July 12, 2013, issue of Law360, but a synopsis is below.

The recent hacking of U.S. Central Command’s Twitter and YouTube accounts served as yet another reminder that hacking has become a huge headache

Hell hath no fury like a homeowner scorned, particularly one with access to sophisticated IT professionals who will establish and optimize a website solely to criticize the contractor.

On October 16, 2025, the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued a significant ruling in Shapley v. Lowell, dismissing with prejudice a politically charged defamation lawsuit brought against Steptoe's client...

We recently highlighted several rulings in favor of policyholders where an insurer had disputed its duty to defend underlying claims ranging from misappropriated trade secrets to infringed trademarks

There are countless television shows and movies that offer viewers a front-row seat to witness fictional characters engaged in salacious behavior that ultimately lands them in court.

A rise in successful high profile defamation and privacy cases in the US is of note, as juries move to awarding huge sums in damages.

The jury awarded Tilkey $2.7 million in compensatory and $16 million in punitive damages.

On July 14, 2021, a New York state judge excluded evidence of sexual harassment allegations against former Tinder CEO Gregory Blatt in the long-running litigation between the founders of Tinder and Match.

The lawsuit by several New Jersey hospitals against Horizon Healthcare regarding its two-tiered health plan, OMNIA, is continuing...

Negative online reviews for medical procedures can sting. But suing a disgruntled patient for defamation can add insult to injury, as a recent appeals court decision makes clear.

Following its 2016 victory before a New Jersey federal court, TMZ Productions, Inc. has once again secured dismissal of a lawsuit claiming it committed libel ...

Last week, in Pizza Hazel v. American Express Co., No. 1:24-cv-12505-AK (D. Mass Sept. 19, 2025), a federal district court ruled American Express's arbitration agreement unenforceable because it was illusory.

The District of Columbia Circuit Court recently dismissed attorney John Szymkowicz's defamation lawsuit against the author of the website "Legal Profession Blog," finding that Szymkowicz failed to demonstrate that ...

The Fifth Circuit recently held that an order denying a motion to dismiss brought under an Anti–SLAPP statute is immediately appealable.

I frequently hear defendants express a desire to sue plaintiffs for defamation due to the allegations made against them in a lawsuit.

In November 2020, I blogged about New York's passage of an updated anti-SLAPP statute that provides powerful protections to defendants facing libel ...

It is fair to say that doctors trade on their reputations more so than most other professionals.

A federal district judge in Miami vacated a prior restraint forbidding a U.S.-based Haitian journalist from ever publishing anything relating to the prime minister of Haiti. Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe sued Leo Joseph for defamation, alleging that Joseph published defamatory articles in his newspaper, Haiti-Observateur.

"What do you mean?" We pose this question to our friends and colleagues on a regular basis. After all, the nuances of the English language, individual turns of phrase and geographical idioms