New Edition of Sack on Defamation Classic Offers Vital Coverage of the Impact of Electronic Media

NEW YORK, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Practising Law Institute (PLI), the nation's leading provider of continuing legal education, announces the release of the new Fourth Edition of Sack on Defamation: Libel, Slander, and Related Problems, a significantly revised and updated edition of the benchmark two-volume treatise covering every pertinent area of defamation law.

An essential resource for any practitioner who must know and apply defamation law, Sack on Defamation provides an important new focus on the impact of new electronic media on the law, covering such issues as the liability of Internet service providers for facilitating defamation or invasion of privacy by others, maintaining the anonymity of authors of Internet communications, and so-called "libel tourism."

Written by one of the nation's leading experts on defamation law and practice, Sack on Defamation covers the basic elements for a defamation claim, the types of damages that can be awarded in defamation suits, and the elements involved in proving various invasion of privacy actions.

Sack on Defamation offers the practical guidance that enables attorneys to persuade judges to dismiss complaints or grant summary judgments, prove "actual malice with convincing clarity," meet burdens of proof for various claims and win appropriate damages, use effective defenses against different causes of action, and ensure clients' written and oral communications do not trigger defamation lawsuits.

Called "the standard text against which all others must be judged" by Floyd Abrams of Chill, Gordon and Reindel, Sack on Defamation features coverage of the legal tactics during discovery and a Table of Cases and a Defendant-Plaintiff Table that are both keyed to relevant pages of the text.

Sack on Defamation: Libel, Slander, and Related Problems, Fourth Edition is written by Robert D. Sack (Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit). Sack on Defamation is $445 and is available for a 30-day free examination.

Practising Law Institute (PLI) is a non-profit continuing legal education organization dedicated to providing the legal community with the most up-to-date information available. Founded in 1933, PLI has a continuing mission to enhance the professionalism of attorneys and other qualified persons by providing the highest quality and most innovative programs. PLI also offers one-hour briefings, online CLE, publications, and other services to enable attorneys to practice competently and ethically, as well as to fulfill pro bono responsibilities. PLI offers more than 300 programs annually in locations across the U.S., including live webcasts, interactive multimedia, web programs, course handbooks, and annually supplemented treatises. In addition, PLI annually awards more than 3,000 full and partial scholarships to its programs. Learn more about PLI at www.pli.edu.

SOURCE Practising Law Institute

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