Atty's Defamation Suit Over Social Media Posts Can Proceed

By Rose Krebs ( January 30, 2026, 3:11 PM EST) -- A New Jersey federal judge has declined to dismiss an attorney and his firm's defamation lawsuit over a Texas man's social media posts accusing the lawyer of unethical conduct, saying that the court has jurisdiction over the claims and that they were adequately pled....

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