Camille Calman

Obtained dismissal of libel claims against CNN and all defendants in a suit in New York State court arising out of an episode of "Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell" involving a transgender woman who received anti-homosexual religious materials published by plaintiffs in the mail after an encounter with an anti-homosexual DMV clerk. Plaintiffs intend to appeal. (Ongoing)

Defending Wenner Media, the publisher by Us Weekly, in putative class actions for allegedly sending unauthorized text messages in violation of Telephone Consumer Protection Act and state privacy laws. (N.D. Ill.; N.D. Cal. Ongoing)

Representing Urban Space Holdings, Inc., operators of an annual holiday market in New York’s Union Square Park, in a challenge from a community coalition, arguing that the holiday market is not proper park use. After a lower court ruling granted a preliminary injunction halting a different project in the same park, DWT appealed the decision on behalf of Urban Space Holdings and will argue that the holiday market is a proper park use offering substantial satisfactions to the public that are available only in a park setting, and that commerce in the park is not per se improper. (Ongoing)

Successfully defended Bauer, publisher of "In Touch Weekly," in unripe 9th Circuit appeal of Bauer's successful motion to strike, under California's anti-SLAPP statute, a defamation lawsuit filed by soccer star David Beckham over article reporting on alleged tryst with a call girl. (Ongoing)

Assisted in the successful representation of challenger Suddenlink Communications before both the NAD and NARB with respect to claims of superior speed, reliability and security and claims regarding locally based workforce, for Frontier's DSL service vs. cable. (2013)

Obtained dismissal of libel action against Barron's magazine arising out of an article entitled, "Crime and Punishment in Putin's Russia." No. 150534/2012 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. 2013; Ongoing)

Defended Suffolk County homeowners in libel action arising from a letter the homeowners had written to public officials criticizing the business of an adjoining farm and lax governmental oversight. Further appellate review pending. (App. Div. 2d Dept. 2012)

Defended sportswriter and daily newspaper against a libel suit brought by another sportswriter arising from a sports column about whether Carmelo Anthony would be traded to the New York Knicks. No. 150196/2011 (N.Y. Cnty. (N.Y.) Sup. Ct. 2012)