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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:Sudden Manners by 6ULDV8 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    No doubt. We're all too afraid to make a negative comment about the suit happy cunt.

    This was a default judgement. The defendant was not even served notice of the Florida trial because she had to leave Louisiana after Katrina.

    "Court papers that Scheff and her attorney David H. Pollack mailed to Bock were returned to Pollack's office in Miami."

    If she had made an appearance in court, she may have prevailed.

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