Rebecca Scofield (pictured) is dumfounded and angry about someone she doesn’t know claiming Scofield is involved in the murders of four University students at the school where she teaches.

She’s thus filed a defamation lawsuit.

Will it successfully help defend her name and reputation and protect her future well being?

This article and analysis examines this story.

"Bastard" is certainly not a compliment or a neutral label. Yet, is it defamatory?

An Italian court believes that question is worth trying in court. Roberto Saviano believes that is preposterous. Giorgia Merloni doesn't.

If someone is hell-bent on hurting you through social media, they can easily weaponize communication on a platform to cause professional, personal, emotional and financial pain. Yet those same people might not be as hidden and immune to punishment as they believe.

It didn’t seem to matter that a Houston doctor had the support of the Texas Medical Association and the Harris County Medical Society. His name, reputation and psychological and financial well-being were being attacked.