[Kazan]

trashman that was the legal definition i gave - you must prove A) harmful intent, B) actual damage to be able to claim libel


and in the case of weatherop he's demonstrated that my statement is true, there was no harmful intent, and no actual damage took place

[TrashMan]

Relax, I was only kidding

But I have to ask myself does that case in the begining of hte thread meet all qualifications?
I mean I know that the jury in USA can be incredibly dumb - we all seen some pretty f*** up trials before.

[karajorma]

But I have to ask myself does that case in the begining of hte thread meet all qualifications?

As I said earlier if the defendant lied about the way the plantiff had supplied her services in order to damage her reputation and make her lose business then yes it did.

So what we have here is a case decided in a court of law (which hopefully decided based on the evidence) vs people talking about the  case on an internet forum (Who haven't even seen the evidence). Stupidity of american juries aside I think I can guess who is more likely to have made the right decision.

[WeatherOp]

Hey, this means I can sue Kazan for calling me a christo-fasist.

no you cannot

1st for something to be libel it has to be false
2nd for something to be libel it has to be proven the person intended to engage in character defamation
3rd you must have material losses resulting from said defamation

you have no case as you fail 1 and 3, and depending on point of view 2 -- you are most certainly a theocon who cannot keep your religion out of government

Does lose of bladder control and gut pains while reading your posts count?

[Dough with Fish]

Man, is this video/song ever relevant these days...

[Roanoke]

I think the judge knew she couldn't pay the damages so just picked a high number for a laugh

[Colonol Dekker]

Wouldn't we all

[Kosh]

http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15264582/?GT1=8618

WILMINGTON, Del. - Lucille Greene takes baking and mailing about 30 fruitcakes as Christmas gifts seriously. Seriously enough that the 88-year-old grandmother sued the U.S. Postal Service for emotional distress after accusations of being a terrorist from a postal clerk, according to her federal lawsuit.

[Scooby_Doo]

Ummm isn't sending somebody a fruitcake considered a terroristic act? 

[aldo_14]

Which one's the fruitcake?