10/13/2011: From Kara Hansen Murphey in the Lake Oswego Review. The blogger posted some information about a doctor’s disciplinary records and her opinion. He sued her for $1 million in damages. She went to the Electronic Freedom Foundation, got some advice and an attorney and filed an “anti-SLAPP” suit against the doctor.
On Sept. 30, Multnomah County Judge Jerome LaBarre concluded Craig was not only speaking about a matter of public interest but within a public forum when she tweeted about Darm’s disciplinary record. That could make it easier for lawyers to defend Oregon bloggers and tweeters facing libel charges in the future.
They’ve settled out of court. Presumably the doctor paid the blogger’s legal fees. The blog post is still up.
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