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ET - The Perennial - and Libel Tourism

By Howard Knopf, Esq.

ET - the Perennial - is calling once again. There?s a recent op-ed piece in the Wall Street Journal from a couple of American lawyers calling for a tough law that would impose statutory double damages for what they view as ?sham? litigation libel awards in the UK. Specifically, they suggest ?statutory damages? (sounds familiar?) "that amount to double any foreign judgment, plus court costs and

Full post as published by Excess Copyright on January 12, 2009 (boomark / email).