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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. Beware of Patrick D. Greene! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    How relevant are libel laws if you've got no name to sue?

    WARNING - BEWARE
    Research Institute
    205, route d'Arlon
    L-1150 BELAIR
    Luxembourg

    Global Offshore Services
    205, route d'Arlon
    L-1150 BELAIR
    Luxembourg

    Please be aware that Mr Patrick D. Greene, the owner of Global Offshore and of Research Institutehas not paid the salary of at least 15 employees since January.

    Check out DieGrenzgaenger.lu and this site and go on from there. You can find references to Mr Greene's past in the internet. He is a Hungarian resident but native from the Bahamas. Also check out firms like Cambridge Global and Slender Lifeoperating in Vienna.Use the "webarchive" and the Google cache to check the past.