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Palm Springs Defamation Defense Lawyer Sebastian Gibson

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** Please note, the Law Offices of Sebastian Gibson does not represent individuals wishing to sue someone for defamation.

When you’ve been sued in a defamation lawsuit in the Palm Springs area or anywhere in California, finding the right Palm Springs defamation defense attorney is essential to protect your rights and to defend you against the claims made against you..

Palm Springs Defamation Defense Lawyer Sebastian Gibson offers over 40 years of experience representing traffic accident victims and clients who deserve the best in legal representation and is ready to provide immediate assistance to you and yours.

When you work with Sebastian Gibson, you’re working with an attorney who is named a Top Lawyer in Palm Springs Life Magazine year after year after year, and an attorney you can count on who has the determination to obtain a result you can be proud of.

Tired of trying to reach an attorney who will actually answer your calls or respond to your emails? Call us and see the difference when you’ve chosen the right Palm Springs defamation defense lawyer for your case.

For When You’ve Been Sued For Libel or Slander, Palm Springs Defamation Defense Lawyer Sebastian Gibson

If you’ve been either served with a lawsuit alleging defamation of character as a result of something you posted or published over the internet, there are defenses that can be raised in your defense.

At the Law Firm of Sebastian Gibson, we specialize in internet law and defamation defense.  The author of thousands of articles on the internet, Sebastian Gibson has also written for the Los Angeles Daily Journal newspaper and the San Francisco Daily Journal and is the author of book published in 2012.

Sebastian Gibson has been named one of the Top Lawyers of 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2011 by Palm Springs Life Magazine.  He’s been called “Brilliant” and “A Legend.”  If you want a top Palm Springs defamation defense lawyer on your side, call Sebastian Gibson.  Call us today at (760) 776-1810.

Palm Springs Defamation Defense Lawyer Sebastian Gibson

Internet Defamation Defense Attorney

Sebastian Gibson has law degrees in both the U.S. and the U.K. and over 40 years of practice in both the U.S. and internationally.  He has been recognized by Avvo as a “Superb” Lawyer.

Our law firm offers advice to clients in internet defamation cases throughout California and internationally.  With offices in Palm Desert, and Newport Beach, our law firm can also defend you in any court you find yourself sued in Southern California.

First of all, in California there is an anti-SLAPP statutes which provides a defense against bogus claims of defamation. If successful in defeating the defamation suit, a plaintiff may also be awarded their attorney’s fees.

Additional defenses, not all of which will apply or be useful in a particular defamation defense cases are 1) the “truth” defense; 2) “Privilege” (for example in the course of legal proceedings); 3) A good faith belief in what was said or written (less useful if the good faith belief was based on what was read in a blog or on a social media site); 4) First Amendment protection for free speech; 5) Comment on matters of public interest; 6) Parody; 7) Satire; 8) Innocent publication; 9) Statute of limitations has run; 10) Character of plaintiff already in bad repute; and 11) Opinion.

Now is when you need a Palm Springs defamation defense lawyer most, when you’ve been sued or are about to be sued.

Call Palm Springs Defamation Defense Lawyer Sebastian Gibson If You’re Facing A Defamation Lawsuit

Defamation cases are extremely difficult to win.  Each case turns on the particular facts of the case at hand.  Additionally, unless the defamation involves a celebrity or does extreme damage, the award given by a court may be quite modest.  For that reason, most plaintiff attorneys won’t take a defamation case on contingency.

A prima facie case of defamation is one that charges a person with a crime, or implies that they have a contagious or loathsome disease or has spread that disease to another, or injures a person in their profession, business or trade, or implies impotence or lack of chastity (less important in today’s society) and which causes actual damages to the person defamed.

Defamation which includes libel (written) and slander (spoken) also crosses over into other torts.  Along with a lawsuit for defamation, if the facts warrant it, a defendant may also be sued for misappropriation of image, invasion of privacy, infringing a celebrity’s publicity rights, and placing the defendant in a bad light.

Much of what is published over the internet on blogs or sites which allow comment is thought by the person making the statement to be anonymous and that their identity can never be located or discovered.

However, a John Doe lawsuit can be filed and the subpoena power granted by used to force the Internet service provider to provide whatever information it has about the anonymous poster. That information can eventually lead to the identity of the person who posted the defamatory statements.

Call Palm Springs Defamation Defense Lawyer Sebastian Gibson

If you’ve been sued or someone is threatening to file litigation against you in California for defamation over the internet, call Palm Springs Defamation Defense Lawyer Sebastian Gibson today at (760) 776-1810 for defamation defense of your lawsuit.

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