Fw: Join us! Listen to Don & Carla Radio Show ~ Tonite ~ Lawsuits!

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From: " ilena rose " <ilena@...>

Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 1:08 PM

Subject: Join us! Listen to Don & Carla Radio Show ~ Tonite ~ Lawsuits!

> http://www.donandcarla.net/'>http://www.donandcarla.net/

>

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> I'm excited to annouce that both my incredible attorney, Mark Goldowitz,

> and I will be interviewed tonite on this excellent Internet Radio Show.

> They do a great job! We will be discussing the SLAPP motion I just won

> against the so called " Quackbusters. "

>

> For links to the press we've received so far, see below.

>

> It's easy to listen to ...

>

> If you're interested ... I recommend going to their site early and making

> sure you have Real Audio or what works on your computer to listen to us.

>

> The last time I was on, they received a " Libel " warning from my mighty

> Opponent, Barrett MD that they could be included in his [sLAPP]

> suit against me [and MANY others] ... Don & Carla first were going to

> cancel, then graciously agreed to keep me on if I did not discuss the

case.

> Coincidentally, a couple of the so-called " Quackbusters " ended up

preceding

> me that nite ... the perfect example of having First Amendment Rights

> stifled!

>

> Well ... hopefully Barrett won't threaten these wonderful Radio Hosts

again

> ...

>

> Hope you join us!

>

> Mr Goldowitz at:

>

> 5:25 (PDT)

> 6:25 (MDT)

> 7:25 (CDT)

> 8:25 (EDT)

>

> Ilena Rosenthal at:

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> 7:05 (PDT)

> 8:05 (MDT)

> 9:05 (CDT)

> 10:05 (EDT)

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> http://www.donandcarla.net/'>http://www.donandcarla.net/

>

> Wednesday, August 1

>

> Lawsuit

>

> 6:00 Walsh (Amherst grad, cum laude) is President and Publisher of

> Silver Lake Publishing where he oversees the content, acquisition,

> editorial development, and business functions of the company. He is a

> co-author of It's All YOURFault! A Basic Guide to Personal Liability and

> Protecting Yourself in a Litigious World. There are few certainties in

> modern life. But one is that, the better you are doing financially, the

> more likely you are to face some kind of legal claim from someone who

wants

> to get rich. And you don't have to be a dot.com billionaire to face this

> trouble.

>

> Owning a housein a decent area and having some retirement money saved can

> be enough to make you a target. To protect yourself fully, you need to

> know how things like umbrella liability insurance, higher liability limits

> and hold harmless agreements work. " He is also an expert on Ponzi

schemes,

> pyramid sales operations, and multlilevel marketing and is the author of

> You Can't Cheat an Honest Man: How Ponzi Schemes and Pyramid Frauds

Work...

> and Why They're More Common Than Ever.

>

>

> 6:25 Mark Goldowitz is an attorney in Oakland, California, who

> specializes in defending against SLAPPs (Strategic Lawsuits Against

Public

> Participation). SLAPPs are lawsuits filed, generally by wealthy/powerful

> interests, to silence and harass their critics and opponents.

>

> Perhaps the most famous SLAPP is the one the beef industry filed against

> Oprah Winfrey, because she badmouthed hamburgers and beef on national TV.

> Mark is the founder and Director of the California Anti-SLAPP Project

> (CASP), which is dedicated to eradicating SLAPPs in California. CASP has

> organized a powerful state-wide coalition which won the enactment of our

> nation's most comprehensive anti-SLAPP law in 1992 (Cal. Code of Civil

> Procedure section 425.16) and strengthening amendments in 1997 and 1999.

> Mark and his clients have prevailed against SLAPPs in four published

> appellate opinions, including the first such opinion by the California

> Supreme Court.

>

> Mark also successfully defended Ilena Rosenthal in the SLAPP brought

> against her by Barrett, Terry Polevoy and Grell (see

> Ilena's section below for more on this). This defense resulted last week

> in the issuance of a 27-page order from Alameda Superior Court Judge

> A. Richman dismissing the complaint against Ilena as a meritless SLAPP.

>

> This order, among other things, ruled that re-posting on the Internet of

> material created by another is absolutely immune from civil liability

under

> federal law. Because this ruling is based on federal law, the same

> protection applies to you and your friends and allies, no matter what

state

> you live in, if you live in the United States.

>

> For more about CASP and SLAPPs, visit CASP's website at www.casp.net.

> This site has a copy of the briefs Mark filed on behalf of Ilena, and a

> link to Judge Richman's order. CASP's website posts all anti-SLAPP laws

> throughout the United States which are now on the books, and tries to

> identify other states in which efforts are underway to win anti-SLAPP

> legislation and include status reports and contact information. (see

> Ilena's bio below).

>

>

> 6:50 Elliott, class action lawyer, is a senior partner in the law

> firm of Elliott & Kim LLP in Toronto, Ontario, Canada:

> www.elliottandkim.com . Ontario adopted class actions based on the US

model

> in 1993. Many class actions in Canada have " piggy-backed " on US cases,

> such as breast implant claims. But Doug's firm has litigated " made in

> Canada " class actions. He is currently involved in a class action against

> the Ontario government from cuts to services for disabled children and a

> claim against a major auto insurer over alleged improper financial

dealings

> with policy holders whose cars were " written off. " Doug's team won the

> largest personal injury settlement in Canadian history: 1.6 billion

dollars

> for persons who got hepatitis C from the Canadian blood supply in the

> 1980s.

>

> 7:15 Schiavo is an attorney and partner of the national plaintiffs

law

> firm, Baum, Hedlund, Aristei, Guilford & Schiavo. She is a former

Inspector

> General for the U.S. Department of Transportation where, in addition to

> aviation matters, she handled issues involving all aspects of

> transportation. Ms. Schiavo is also a private pilot, an aviation

professor,

> a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, a former Federal Organized Crime

> Prosecutor and the author of the New York Times bestseller, Flying Blind,

> Flying Safe. This law firm's attorneys have represented clients in most of

> America's major transportation disasters since 1985:

> www.baumhedlundlaw.com. Schiavo talks about the aftermath of airline

> accidents, what the victims and/or their families go through, the

> investigation process, and the litigation process.

>

> 7:40 Harvey F. Wachsman, M.D., J.D., FCLM, a Neurosurgeon and Medical

> Malpractice Trial Lawyer, is President and Diplomat of the American Board

> of Professional Liability Attorneys. Dr. Wachsman co-authored the

3-volume

> text, American Law of Medical Malpractice and wrote Lethal Medicine

(1993).

> He writes and speaks widely on both medicine and law. He is a member of

> the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, on the Board of Trustees for the

> State University of New York, and Chairman of the Health, Science and

> Hospitals Committee of the Board of Trustees, State University of New

York.

> He is Counsel to the Manhattan law firm of Queller, Fisher, Dienst,

> Serrins, Washor & Kool, LLP.

>

> 8:05 Ilena Rosenthal is Director of Humantics Foundation, an international

> support group for women harmed by breast implants, ilena2000@....

> Last week, Alameda Superior Court Judge A. Richman dismissed the

> Barrett v. defamation lawsuit against Ilena as a meritless SLAPP.

She

> was one of several defendants named in this high-profile Internet libel

> case. Rosenthal believes that the suit, one of several that the so-called

> " Quackbusters " have filed against critics of their tactics, has been used

> to intimidate and threaten others into silence for fear of being named as

a

> " Doe " in this lawsuit. " They are a dominant threat to alternative and

> complementary medical practices and practitioners, " she said. " Their

> campaigns obstruct health freedom and attempt to chill the voices of their

> critics and opponents. "

>

> 8:30 D. Lipman, Esq. is an employment lawyer with Lipman & Plesur,

> LLP in New York ( www.lipmanplesur.com) He has handled some of the

largest

> sexual harassment cases in New York, including the recent class action

> against TWA. Bob is President of Interactive Employment Training, Inc. (

> www.hrtrain.com ) which helps employers prevent lawsuits with customized

> online training solutions. His firm also defends employers in employment

> lawsuits. Bob is editor of www.EEONews.com where he hosts Workplace Law

> Radio.

>

> http://www.eff.org/sc/Barrett_v_/20010730_eff_ruling_pr.html

> Court Rules That Internet Re-Posting Is Protected Speech

> Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Breast Implant Activist as Meritless

> July 30, 2001

>

>

http://hoovnews.hoovers.com/fp.asp?layout=printnews & doc_id=NR200107311410.1_

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> Court Ruling Affirms Internet Posting Rights

> Hoovers on Line

> 07/30/01

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http://www.latimes.com/templates/misc/printstory.jsp?slug=la%2D000062321jul3

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> LATimes/Internet Defamation Lawsuit Is Dismissed

> Courts: Some say judge's decision extends free-speech protections to

> ordinary users.

> July 31 2001

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> http://www.law.com/regionals/ca/stories/edt0801b.shtml

> Internet Libel Opinion Is Appellate 'Road Map'

> The Recorder

> August 1, 2001

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