Southern California's Premier
Defamation Law Firm
We're ready to answer your questions.
Call now for a FREE telephone consultation:
(714) 954-0700
We have over 30 years of legal experience, aggressively fighting for our clients.
Our Winning Philosophy
We have the knowledge, experience, and resources to represent you in cases related to:
- Defamation
- Libel
- Slander
- False Light
|
|
- Invasion of Privacy
- Trade Libel
- Infliction of Emotional Distress
- Internet Law
|
What is Defamation? Do I have a case?
Orange County Internet
Defamation Lawyer
The Internet has
afforded the world a
previously unimagined
source of information
and freedom of
expression. But
with this new media
came the ability for
anyone to attack
others with instant
global distribution.
Before the Internet, a
person's efforts to
defame another were
limited to their own
social network.
Now, at no cost,
anyone can go onto the
Internet and publish
their defamation.
Businesses,
organizations and
individuals suffer
attacks on their
reputation and good
will, often from
anonymous posters, or
those claiming to be
someone they are not.
Aaron Morris, a
partner with Morris &
Stone, is known
world-wide as an
expert in fighting
defamation, and more
specifically
Internet Defamation.
He has represented clients
from such far flung
locales as Guernsey and India. He
provides exceptional
legal representation
to businesses and
individuals on matters
related to Internet
Defamation (libel and
slander), trade libel,
and false light
invasion of privacy. He is one of the founders and the current President of the California Defamation Lawyers Association.
Nothing is more
valuable than your
reputation. You should
never allow a
defamatory statement
to go unchallenged.
Silence is perceived
as acceptance.
If you do nothing
about what is being
said about you, it
will be perceived as
true. The goal
in a defamation action
can be to recover
damages, but often
that is not the
primary goal.
The priceless value of
a defamation action is
to gain back your
reputation.
Stopping the
defamation and
restoring your good
name takes a skilled
approach. The
technique utilized
usually depends on
what is motivating the
person making the
defamatory statements.
If the person has no
serious grudge against
you, then a cease and
desist letter from
Morris & Stone will
probably stop the
behavior and get the
statements removed
from the Internet.
On the other hand, if
the person is acting
out of spite toward
you, it may be
necessary to file and
serve a civil
complaint. We
find that just filing
and serving the
complaint for
defamation is often
sufficient to stop the
defamation.
Faced with having to
defend a legal action,
and knowing they
cannot back up the
false statements they
have made, the
defendant will want to
settle the matter.
If that is still
insufficient, we are
ready to take the
defendant to court to
obtain both money
damages and an order
from the court to
cease the defamation.
Finding Anonymous
Message Posters
Often our clients will
not know who is
posting the anonymous
messages (although
most of the time they
have a strong
suspicion).
Aaron Morris and
Morris & Stone know
how to find out that
information. We
can file the complaint
even before knowing
the name of the
defendant, and then
use the court's
subpoena powers to get
the information we
need. The
Statute of Limitation
for defamation is just
one year, so it is
important to file the
complaint before the
deadline, even if the
identity of the
perpetrator is still
unknown.
Respected by the Legal
Community
"Perhaps it is my age or 40+ years of experience in the law, but it is compelling to comment that the performances of both counsel in this case, in terms of dedication to the law, to their clients, and to their scholarship make me proud to again call myself a 'Lawyer.'"
--
Orange County Superior
Court Judge Robert J. Polis (Ret.), commenting on the performance of counsel from Morris & Stone.
