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Neal Feldman and WotC

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Jazmyn Concolor

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Oct 20, 1994, 2:50:55 PM10/20/94
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One wonders since Neal has no case against WotC for a lawsuit and WotC has
made no official statements back to him on the net publicly...Can WotC
sue Neal Feldman for slander and his spreading of lies about WotC?

It would serve the twink right..

Joe Cochran

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Oct 21, 1994, 1:06:00 PM10/21/94
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In article <388os5$o...@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu>,
Peter M. White <pmwg...@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> wrote:
>Could we stop all these mumblings about lawsuits, please? Our
>society is far too litigatious, and it is best not to encourage
>such silliness. BTW, most of you out there probably do not
>realize that WotC was once in danger of being squashed by the legal
>costs of a cheesy lawsuit, way back in its infancy, so I would hope
>you could be a bit more empathetic toward lawsuit victims. Please
>do not goad the local loose cannons into suing WotC, especially.
>

I am fully aware of the cost of the legal system and the ramifications
of a court case. However, as much as we may like or dislike the
legal system, it *is* the appropriate place for Neal to continue his
complaint. The net is not. If Neal truly feels that he has a
case, he can seek relief there. All he's doing here is kvetching and
moaning, which is useless since nobody is agreeing with him. If he
has a case, he can make it much better in court. And then maybe he'd
shut up here, too.

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Dave A. Lartigue

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Oct 21, 1994, 5:24:24 PM10/21/94
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Sure, if you want to set a legal precedent and let Canticle get sued too.


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Peter M. White

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Oct 21, 1994, 12:05:25 PM10/21/94
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jaz...@netcom.com (Jazmyn Concolor) writes:

Whether it would serve "the twink" right or not, it is exceedingly
difficult to win court cases for slander involving public figures,
which WotC may qualify as, against anyone else. Furthermore, unless
someone is grossly negligent, definitely malicious, or physically
injured (to win jury sympathy), do not expect rewards beyond
_provable_ damages.

Could we stop all these mumblings about lawsuits, please? Our
society is far too litigatious, and it is best not to encourage
such silliness. BTW, most of you out there probably do not
realize that WotC was once in danger of being squashed by the legal
costs of a cheesy lawsuit, way back in its infancy, so I would hope
you could be a bit more empathetic toward lawsuit victims. Please
do not goad the local loose cannons into suing WotC, especially.

--Peter
p-w...@uiuc.edu

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