There is a key case that is now in the hands of the Supreme Court in California that involves a Canadian physician, Dr. Terry Polevoy, who has been defamed for years by a woman named Ilena Rosenthal. Despite this, the woman has continued to post thousands of Usenet comments about various health issues since the original lawsuit was files six years ago.

A link to the details of the case:

http://www.healthwatcher.net/Quacker...hal/index.html

In this case it would appear that the issues involve malicious and intentional defamation over many years. Her posts are far more serious than the Florida case.

We think that the judges in California will rule on the Polevoy case in a few months.