[Foundation-l] Florida public figure ruling

Thu Nov 10 23:19:27 UTC 2005

Anthony DiPierro wrote:

>http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,69511,00.html?tw=rss.POL
> In an Oct. 21 ruling, Florida circuit court Judge Karen Cole threw out a
>defamation case against two TV stations because she deemed the plaintiff --
>a Jacksonville woman -- to be a public figure who had been subject to
>"substantial" internet debate.
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We'll have to remember this case if anyone ever actually goes through 
with their threats to sue us for defamation.

-Jtkiefer