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...says William McDaniel, the aide's lawyer, who says he's preparing to sue the Wagging Tongue of the Web for libel. "People who use the Internet feel they're not subject to the same constraints as everyone else," McDaniel says. A lawsuit will "deter Drudge and people like him from doing this in the future...
Sidney Blumenthal's libel suit against cyber-gadfly Matt Drudge will be filed on Wednesday. Really. That's according to Blumenthal's lawyer, William A. McDaniel, who is bringing libel litigation into uncharted territory with this...
William A. McDaniel, Baltimore-based lawyer for White House aide Sidney Blumenthal, is ready to file his libel suit against online tipster Matt Drudge (who says Blumenthal abuses his wife). McDaniel, said to be leaning toward Tuesday, is keeping his staff in suspense. We'll let you know...
Mother warned you not to play with your food--and don't insult the legumes either. Thirteen states now have so-called veggie-libel laws that allow farmers to sue anyone who unfairly claims their products are dangerous to eat. Agricultural lobbyists argued for these laws after apple growers saw their sales plummet following a 60 Minutes report that Alar, a chemical used in the apple industry, may cause cancer. The threat of libel, First Amendment advocates fear, could put a clamp on public debate of legitimate health concerns, especially as food producers explore new agricultural techniques such as irradiation...
Kisser sued the Church and its president, Rev. Heber Jentzsch, for libel on the basis of statements contained in an October 1991 issue of Freedom Magazine, a Church of Scientology publication...