A federal judge has ruled that a libel lawsuit brought by a gynecologist against a book publisher can proceed, allowing allegations to be tested in court. The case centers on claims made in a published work that accuse the doctor of performing allegedly unnecessary medical procedures on immigration detainees. The publisher had argued the statements were protected opinion, but the judge determined they could be interpreted as factual assertions. Legal experts will now examine whether the accusations meet the standards for defamation under First Amendment protections.
From Judge Maragaret Garnett (S.D.N.Y.) in Amin v. Spiegel & Grau LLC: Plaintiff is Dr. Mahendra Amin, a gynecologist who… The post Libel Suit Against Book Publisher by Doctor Accused of Performing Unnecessary Gynecological Procedures on Immigration Detainees Can Go Forward appeared first on Reason Magazine.
