Our firm represented shareholders and executives of the Dan Group in a libel suit derivative of a dispute between them and two other shareholders. The Hon. District Court received the suit and determined that the respondent – Mr. Niv – released an array of libellous, vitriolic and false publications on Facebook against the company executives.

Recently the Hon. Supreme Court which debated the appeals submitted by the parties on the ruling of the Hon. District Court, gave its ruling. The ruling accepted the arguments presented by our firm, and determined that the libellous publications by Mr. Nov were performed in lack of good faith and with intention to harm. Moreover, it was ruled that this is not a ‘SLAPP Suit’ and does not have the features of a ‘SLAPP Suit’.

The ruling in question is innovative and fascinating in that it related to the balance of powers between the parties in the world of social media and presents the various considerations for classifying a suit as a ‘SLAPP suit’.

The Dan Group officials were represented by lawyers Ram Jeanne, Dana Battat and Opal Lewie from our form’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department.

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