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To: Cisco who wrote (9829)	10/11/2006 9:18:33 AM
From: SI Dave	Respond to of 12467

It's effectively a non-precedent considering that she didn't hire counsel, didn't offer a defense, and didn't even bother show up for the trial. It does illustrate the danger of ignoring a lawsuit when one is a named defendant.

To: Cisco who wrote (9829)	1/23/2014 10:46:45 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Respond to of 12467

How things have changed here in 2014. Recall this story back in 2006 about a plaintiff who got a jury award for defamation for $11.3M against someone who wasn't in the courtroom, had no lawyer, and in fact was made homeless by Katrina and never received any court paperwork [The judgement was finally set aside in 2007]. Even better, recall how far we've come since Business Wire v Mitchell-- the first case ever to use a SLAPP defense for Internet related defamation. :) - Jeff