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Yes, I am a lawyer. Succesful defamation lawsuits usually get multi-million dollar damage awards, most recent case was the Hulk Hogan case against Gawker where

by abhi3 9y ago

Yes, I am a lawyer. Succesful defamation lawsuits usually get multi-million dollar damage awards, most recent case was the Hulk Hogan case against Gawker where 100 million+ damages were awarded and Gawker filed for bankruptcy. Insurance doesn't usually cover liability due to defamatory behavior and in any case, it is rare for individuals to hold such policies. Now I am not familiar with the US or Japenese Criminal Code but there must be something that criminalizes such behavior, but prosecution is at the discretion of the DA (or in this case where the incident crosses international borders even the US Attorney could prosecute)

zaroth 9y ago
Fair enough, and appreciate the reponse. Although I think Hogan was an extraordinary case, in this case we can wait and see. (HN is missing the requisite '/remindme 1 year' feature.)
DannyBee 9y ago
" Succesful defamation lawsuits usually get multi-million dollar damage awards" [citation needed]. It's actually fairly rare for such awards in the US, according to all data i see. (certainly, they get highlighted by the media, but seem to be uncommon, since the average is something < 100k from the law review articles and data i can find ) Where are you licensed that the usual is multi-million?
- abhi3 9y ago
  Well, I should have been more specific. I was referring to cases such as these which play out publicly and not disputes between two neighbors. One hundred thousand dollar sounds right in the ball park for General damages in usual cases though it'll increase depending on how much publicity the accusation got or if business reputation was harmed. That's just general damages. There's also attorneys fee in two countries and then there are special damages (economic harm caused), and finally, pre and post judgment interest. Add on top of all that possible punitive damages imposed by a jury. I am a lawyer in India but these are usual common law principles followed everywhere.
  - narrator 9y ago
    There are successful defamation lawsuits, even for public figures. For instance, radio host Art Bell succesfully sued Gunderson and Michael Savage for Libel/Slander though these lawsuits were settled out of court.

by abhi3 9y ago

zaroth 9y ago

Fair enough, and appreciate the reponse. Although I think Hogan was an extraordinary case, in this case we can wait and see. (HN is missing the requisite '/remindme 1 year' feature.)

DannyBee 9y ago

" Succesful defamation lawsuits usually get multi-million dollar damage awards" [citation needed]. It's actually fairly rare for such awards in the US, according to all data i see. (certainly, they get highlighted by the media, but seem to be uncommon, since the average is something < 100k from the law review articles and data i can find ) Where are you licensed that the usual is multi-million?

abhi3 9y ago
Well, I should have been more specific. I was referring to cases such as these which play out publicly and not disputes between two neighbors. One hundred thousand dollar sounds right in the ball park for General damages in usual cases though it'll increase depending on how much publicity the accusation got or if business reputation was harmed. That's just general damages. There's also attorneys fee in two countries and then there are special damages (economic harm caused), and finally, pre and post judgment interest. Add on top of all that possible punitive damages imposed by a jury. I am a lawyer in India but these are usual common law principles followed everywhere.
- narrator 9y ago
  There are successful defamation lawsuits, even for public figures. For instance, radio host Art Bell succesfully sued Gunderson and Michael Savage for Libel/Slander though these lawsuits were settled out of court.