Daily Mail and others hit with $40million lawsuit

[Gromit]

// A woman who served as Arnold Schwarzenegger's longtime personal flight attendant is suing Gawker and several other tabloid publications for $40 million for falsely fingering her as the former California governor's mistress when news of his infidelity initially leaked out.

In her lawsuit, filed July 28 in Orange County Superior Court, Tammy Tousignant alleges her good name and reputation were trashed after an error-filled May 17 story claimed she was "Arnold's lover" and her son Tanner was Schwarzenegger's illegitimate offspring.

She's demanding a minimum of $40 million in damages for libel, invasion of privacy and misappropriation of personal images.
Also named in the complaint are the National Enquirer and U.K.'s Daily Mail. //

http://images.eonline...ignantMistakeSuit.pdf

Just thought I'd share the good news.

[jno]

but... but... the Daily Mail always seems such a decent and honourable newspaper!

http://www.wonderland...-them-permission.html

[whiskeryron]

Fancy that!!!

[Ankou]

it was terrible, they even printed a picture of her family including her 11 year old son saying he looked just like arnie. how crass is that?

i am sure in another sordid episode they probably printed a picture of tammy in a swimsuit or some limgerie, you know, any excuse.

[rov1100]

There must be something wrong with American justice. Doesn't the accuser suffer a financial penalty if they lose? We know the compensation culture in Britain followed that of the US and made worse by getting legal aid to boot but hopefully we are cracking down on this.

[Kromovaracun]

"made worse by getting legal aid to boot but hopefully we are cracking down on this. "

So you should only be able to take someone to court if you can afford it? That's not terribly conducive to freedom, surely?