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CPA Googles For His Name, Sues Google For Libel

Posted by timothy on from the sue-you-sue-anyone dept.

fbform writes "Mark Maughan, an accountant, searched Google for his name on March 25 2003 and found some 'alarming, false, misleading and injurious' information about himself and his firm. Therefore, he is now suing Google, Yahoo (which used Google as its search engine at the time), AOL (for using Google to enhance its search results) and Time Warner (because they're the same company as AOL) for libel. Specifically, his lawyer John Girardi believes that Google's PageRank algorithm takes known good information and twists its context when displaying search results."

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  1. Re:This begs the question... by dameron · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Moreso it begs the question of why you posted anonymously? The usage of this phrase has changed. Deal with it. We can't all live in the 20th century...

  2. Wait till he finds out.... by gbrayut · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    what else Google has to say about him...

    Here is the good stuff:
    michael moore is fat
    michael moore is an opportunistic
    michael moore is a grandstanding asshole
    michael moore is a hypocrite
    michael moore is less attractive
    michael moore is a disgusting piece of shit
    michael moore is a son of a bitch
    michael moore is dull dull dull
    michael moore is a big fat idiot? stupid white men
  3. oops.... by gbrayut · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    oops... wrong name... Hope Michael Moore doesnt sue me...

  4. Re:anyone speak english? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why would I look in an English dictionary for a Jewish word? Last time I checked, America wasn't Isr.. no wait.

  5. why don't nasa give the russians a chance? by Alex · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The shuttle will be retired in 2010 and with no credible replacement on the horizon...why doesn't NASA give the Russians a chance?