patterico.com — [by Justin Levine]
The creator of one of my all-time favorite web sites has been sued for libel. [No nudity, but sorta-kinda-maybe not safe-ish for work if you have an uptight work environment. PG-13 stuff.]
Details here .
PDF copy of the lawsuit complaint here .
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“Man sues for libel after being called a D-bag”
Overlawyered —
Clark County, Nevada: “A man claims Simon & Schuster defamed him in the book “Hot Chicks with Douchebags.” The man says his photo was taken without proper consent, and that he is not, in fact, a you-know-what. (Courthouse News, Nov. 18 via Justin Levine, Patterico; The Smoking Gun).
Tags: libel slander and defamation, Nevada
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