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Jury Awards $11 Million for Internet Defamation

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the lawyers-making-everyone's-life-better dept.

dptalia writes "A woman in Florida has been awarded $11.3 million dollars in a defamation case. Apparently the defendant was unhappy with the plaintiff's referral service and posted complaints all over the internet. In a chilling slap at free speech, the jury decided that not only was this illegal, but that it was worth over $11 million. The defendant can't pay the judgement — she can't even pay for an attorney. The plaintiff says she doesn't care, but sued for the principle of the thing."

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  1. Re:Lawers always Win. Even when both sides loose. by computational+super · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Anybody still beleive that Americans don't need anonymous internet options like Freenet? (Assuming, that is, that they EVER get the thing to work).

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