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Even when fending off costly verdicts, newspapers are apt to feel besmirched by libel trials. The prudent course would be to mollify an aggrieved party before he sues, but just the opposite usually happens: a person who calls a newspaper to ask for a retraction or a correction finds his call impatiently shunted around the newsroom by people busy getting out the next edition. He was hurt and upset when he placed the call; when he hangs up he is angry and ready to sue. What began as a "golden opportunity for the press" ends...
Those who sue are not primarily after a lot of money, the Iowa study showed (though their lawyers, often hired for a contingency fee, ask for large sums). They sue "to correct the record and to get even." Most tend to be public officials highly visible in their community. Their chance of winning in court is only one in ten. They persist against these odds because they want vindication...
...after going to tremendous expense, the newspaper wins but often on grounds that seem a technicality to the public. In the Lakian case, the truth was addressed, and Lakian was unable to rebut the strongest charges made by the paper. Still, he claimed vindication. Few plaintiffs any longer "sue to win," the Iowa study concludes, "they win by suing...
...South since Reconstruction, and it made Wilder, 54, the highest-ranking black state official in the U.S. It was a deeply satisfying achievement for the polished lawyer who had once worked as a busboy at an all-white club frequented by Virginia legislators. New Attorney General Mary Sue Terry became Virginia's first woman to be elected to statewide office. Paul G. Kirk, the Democratic national chairman, took the results as an omen: "The unified Virginia ticket," he said, "proved that diversity within the Democratic Party can once again be a strength...
...wait, the plot thickens. Lucasfilm has filed suit, and Graham threatens to sue a group that is using a portion of the High Frontier ad containing the words Star Wars in an anti-SDI countercommercial. It figures. How could a Star Wars suit not spin off at least one sequel? MARINES Discordant Notes...