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Irish High Court rules that libel action against US media can proceed in Ireland

Pregnant Irish woman sent by Palestinian boyfriend on flight to Israel with bombs in suitcase

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CATHAL DERVAN,
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer
Published Saturday, December 24, 2011, 7:39 AM
Updated Saturday, December 24, 2011, 8:20 AM

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Nizar Hindawi and Anne Murphy
Nizar Hindawi and Anne Murphy


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The Examiner reports that he said the witnesses to the contents, publication and untruth of the statements contained in the article were all resident in Ireland and as such Ireland was the jurisdiction in which the intended action be heard.

Judge Gerard Hogan said that since the article was published world wide the proceedings could be described as a cyber tort. He added that what he was dealing with was a simple procedural matter of being satisfied as to allow the summons to be issued outside the jurisdiction.

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joycean | Dec 26, 2011, 10:58 AM EST
Slate shows a correction was made to the article on Nov.11,2011.

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pjmacmanus | Dec 25, 2011, 01:44 PM EST
She must have been pretty dim to allow someone else, even her lover, to pack her suitcase. I think that bogsidebunny might have it right, save your money and spend it where one is appreciated, not reviled and treated as a cash cow.

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joycean | Dec 25, 2011, 08:27 AM EST
It is very unlikely this would be allowed in the US. In my Satae,lawyers can be fined for frivolous suits, so probably no one would be willing to touch this. Libel is not usually done on a contingency basis: the lawyer would want payment up front which would amount to hundreds - thousands of dollars that she would have to pay first. Libel also requires the accuser show exactly how she was harmed:how much money did she lose as a result. Most of the time, all an accuser would get would be a sentence in the newspapers "Corrections."

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seanomelbourne | Dec 25, 2011, 02:45 AM EST
Newspapers are sued in America and just about every other west.nation

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wyalusingjohn | Dec 24, 2011, 08:43 PM EST
I don't think you can ask a person to have some Christmas spirit and in the same sentence call them that name. The chances of suing a newspaper in the US for libel is nil. Much different laws, thank god

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seanomelbourne | Dec 24, 2011, 06:22 PM EST
have some christmas spirit bogside you mean spirited A hole

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SeamusMor | Dec 24, 2011, 02:58 PM EST
It was clearly establish in the public's mind that Ann Murphy was an unknowing victim of the terrorist's plot, along with all the other passengers, crew, and possibly those on the ground as well. It was Nizar Hindawi, not Ann Murphy, who was caught red handed. Case dismissed!

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