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The biggest abusers think they can sue to shut you up

C.A. Goldberg, PLLC, has represented dozens of people sued for defamation by powerful predators who believe courts are their personal PR concierge.

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We turn the tables on defendants

As one of the busiest #MeToo defamation defense firm in the country, we’ve handled dozens of defamation suits brought by predators mad that they were exposed for the heinous things they did.  These schmucks’ lawyers obviously didn’t tell them about the Streisand Effect – and how suing will just draw more attention to whatever wretched underlying conduct they’re trying to hide. Fortunately, in many of our cases, we’ve dismissed our clients’ cases using Anti-SLAPP laws and forced the offender to repay our client’s legal bills. 

Defamation cases are rigorous litigations involving the limits of free speech. But often they are even more layered for our clients when they are forced into court by their abusive ex or rapist.  It can become a nightmare re-experiencing the coercion and control, but this time with the courts being weaponized. 

Here’s how we can help

  • For people interested in getting their story out there, we can read what you want to publish – your article, letter, book, screenplay, tweet, whatever – and advise you on the risks of defamation in your particular case with your particular offender. We all know that truth is a 100% affirmative defense in defamation lawsuits, however being truthful does not always prevent a lawsuit.

  • If you got a letter accusing you of defamation, now is a key time to hire a lawyer to assess if it’s a bluff or a legitimate precursor to a lawsuit. We can explore options to deter litigation. But even if you are like some of our clients who say bring it on to litigation, we have an important job to get you prepared for what’s to come.

  • If something bad has happened to you, you have the right to talk about it. Some offenders will pay you a lot of money not to sue them and/or not to speak about it. At this firm, we believe everybody has the right to decide whether to accept money for not suing or publishing the truth. We’ve got millions in recoveries for clients.

    Generally it is our policy to negotiate agreements so that our client can still speak their story publicly while not revealing personally identifiable information about the offender.

  • We defend clients in defamation cases all over the country.  About 30 states now have Anti-SLAPP statutes which offer an accelerated way to get speech-based lawsuits dismissed and has the added punch of transferring legal fees and costs of litigation from the defendant (you) to the plaintiff if we succeed in getting it dismissed. 

  • If you’re being defamed or your privacy is being invaded, we of course go on the other side and send out the cease and desists and file defamation lawsuits.

We have represented clients in defamation cases across the country

 

Here is a sample of our cases:

  • Deterred litigation threatened by comedy club housing rapists
  • Pre-publication assessment of documentary and prep for interview to ascertain defamation risk
  • PA defamation defense where local attorney-turned-politician was accused of raping the underage daughter of a woman who he repped in an attempted murder charge
  • MA defamation defense where woman accused ex-partner of nonconsensual sex
  • CO defamation defense of mother and daughter brought by a man claiming they accused him of murder.  Won Anti-SLAPP
  • KY defamation defense brought by ex.  Resolved through global settlement
  • AZ represented woman in Title IX case after sued by Title IX coordinator for defamation related to client’s criticism of sexual assault investigation; case discontinued
  • NY Anti-SLAPP defense in case brought by wrestler
  • NY deterred litigation threatened by cult leader suspected of child sexual abuse
  • NY represented paralegal witness in defamation case where she had accused outgoing partner of sexual assault
  • NY represented mental health provider sued by former supervisor for defamation
  • NY represent Black academic sued by former grad school classmate for exposing his stalking-type conduct in three tweets
  • NY represented woman accused of spreading rumors about her friend’s ex; stipulated for dismissal
  • NY represented twelve comic book authors and shop owners throughout the country (MN, NC, WA, PA, NY, OH) accused of exposing a rapist on social media; case dismissed
  • NY represented woman sued for defamation by man blacklisted in a Google spreadsheet as “creepy” within a particular film department.
  • NY represented woman sued for defamation by ex-boyfriend against whom she’d gotten an order of protection
  • NY represented author for pre-publication review of book about assault
  • NY deterred litigation involving comedian accused of rape
  • NY represented members of the burlesque community against burlesque promoter accused of sexual misconduct

 

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