March 11, 2022
An investigative journalist has beaten a libel suit from a securities lawyer who claimed the reporter falsely accused him of criminal activity and conspired to smear him in articles, with a New York federal judge ruling Thursday that there was no evidence the journalist acted with malice.
January 26, 2021
A New York federal judge largely dismissed a $25 million defamation suit filed by a Florida securities lawyer who claimed Barron's and another independent investigative journalist conspired to smear him in articles and social media posts regarding his alleged role in securities fraud.
May 21, 2020
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday cautioned counsel representing a Florida securities lawyer whose $25 million suit claims Barron's subjected him to a "smear campaign" to stick to the facts of the defamation case, saying, "You're on notice."