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July 26, 2010

New York Judge Dismisses Facebook Defamation Suit

According to the New York Law Journal (via law.com), a New York judge has dismissed a suit brought by a teenager against her former classmates for comments made on a Facebook page.   Although the judge found the comments "puerile" and "vulgar," they did not constitute statements of fact to satisfy a defamation claim.  

- SBS

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