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USC Law News Service (213) 740-9690 or (213) 500-8673
MEDIA ADVISORY
DOLE FILES LAWSUIT THURSDAY ACCUSING SWEDISH FILMMAKER OF SLANDER AND LIBEL
USC Legal Expert Available
JACK LERNER, USC Law professor, can talk about the lawsuit against the filmmaker of "Bananas!" which chronicles a 2007 case against Dole from the Nicaraguans' point of view. Lerner can discuss the defamation claim, the effect on documentary filmmakers and circumstances under which the documentary was screened. Lerner attended the screening of the film of “Bananas!” and has worked extensively with documentary filmmakers on legal issues. He is director of the Intellectual Property Law Clinic at USC Gould School of Law. He may be reached at (213) 740-9013 (office) and (415) 577-2455 (cellular).
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