Defamation Expert Witness - Nicholas Carroll
“Nicholas Carroll is a highly credible expert in his field who is capable of distilling complex technological topics into their elemental components. His understanding of the digital age and its evolving impact upon individuals renders him able to provide highly nuanced insight into the cascading damage caused by individuals who misuse technology to harm the reputations of others, and quantifying the resulting harm due to the misuse of contemporary and emergent technologies. He is a consummate professional, and has my full endorsement.”
Email: Nicholas Carroll
Phone: 415–810–1966 Pacific Time
Expert Witness Opinion, Reports, and Testimony on:
- Economic damages due to harm to reputation, whether business, professional, or personal.
- Mainstream media defamation through negligence or actual malice.
There are ALWAYS economic damages, if not to date, then in the costs of reputation repair going forwards – I make itemized projections of these in both reports and testimony, including damage caused by AI engines such as GoogleAI and ChatGTP.
Nicholas has twenty years of experience in expert consulting, reports and testimony in depositions and trials for over three dozen cases in Federal and state courts, while retained by both plaintiffs and defendants. During this period he has practiced reputation management, promotion, and repair for dozens of individuals and organizations.
Nicholas Carroll, a veteran public relations and marketing expert, has been writing and editing news, analysis, and advertising since 1994. He has been a correspondent for the Chicago Tribune, the Times of London, the Toronto Globe and Mail, and a columnist for Southam syndicate. He is a contributing writer at the Huffington Post, has appeared in print and on air hundreds of times, and is a guest on national radio and TV venues including AP Radio, PBS, WABC, WOR, WGN, KGO, KABC, and CNBC, as well as the BBC and Canadian CBC and CTV. He has written three published books on law, defamation, and intellectual property.
Carroll worked directly for the founders and administrators of the internet, and his experience in online communications and defamation begins in the 1980s, with experience in search engine optimization and social media (SM) beginning in 1994. He was one of the first in the U.S to pioneer e-commerce and the analysis of website visitors for commercial purposes and the understanding of users’ online behavior.
Author of dozens of articles on reputation and defamation, he is recognized as an expert in image communications and reputation management by national and foreign media, and is interviewed and quoted by The New York Times and other major daily newspapers.
While acting as an expert witness, Nicholas Carroll has been the named expert in approximately 45 cases, deposed 18 times, and testified at trial 7 times.
Defamation Consulting, Litigation Support, and Testimony
Dominion vs. Fox News litigation. Consulted for the Dominion voting machines’ attorneys, advising them on encryption and security.
Major league sports controversy. The allegations were of major league betting and fixing games – Carroll’s trial testimony ended the controversy.
Mainstream media liability. Advised plaintiff’s attorneys that an accidental broadcast of a racial slur was a meritorious case. The plaintiff pressed, and the jury awarded the plaintiff $10+ million.
Gender issues. Defined lawsuit case strategy for a major Midwestern financial company accused of LGBTQ favoritism and “gay grooming.”
Racial issues. Wrote a report on Stigma+ and civil rights discrimination that was cited and accepted by a U.S. District Court, immediately ending a lawsuit against a school district.
E-commerce and social media. As a Senior Consulting Web Analyst at IBM, he analyzed internet traffic from search engines and social media platforms, and was in charge of extracting and analyzing social media data as well as buying social media feeds.
Freedom of press issues. A mainstream news venue sensationalized an accident by reporting it as a “gangland homicide.” An expert report by Carroll resulted in the venue promptly settling with the plaintiff and deleting the allegations from their website.
Cases where Carroll provided reports, testimony, or litigation support:
- Brett Favre – allegations in Mississippi welfare scandal
- Janus Wesenbeeck vs Netflix, right to publicity
- Paycom vs OCPA, “gay grooming” allegations
- Umpire Joe West “Bad Call” allegations
- George Clinton “Godfather of Funk” Defamation case
- Baltimore Municipal District wrongful termination case
- Romantic Times Publishing “Male Model” dispute
- Marroquin Online “Fake Photo” trial
- Charles Schwab “False Light” allegations
- Damon Dash filming controversy