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Historical letters/ Sue Scheff/ WWASPS
Joyce Harris:
I have never heard of "Broward County Public School Forum."
Is there a way to read these postings?
I certainly can not imagine why anyone in Broward County, Florida would have any interest in me, or even Whitmore Academy in Utah for that matter.
I would also find it interesting if Cheryl Sudweeks was actually posting using her name---she has never posted on FORNITS under her OWN NAME.
I am very aware that Sue Scheff spreads mistruths about me,
I am also aware that Sue Scheff has encouraged the Sudweeks to sue me. Perhaps Ms. Scheff is unaware that some of her "ants" reveal Scheff's conversations behind her back?
And no, I have no intentions of posting any emails that have been written between myself and Isabelle Zehnder or between myself and Sue Scheff....or any other correspondence I have received.
Anonymous:
Since when can people be sued for telling the truth?
What a joke.
Anonymous:
10/12/06
A Broward County, Fla., jury has awarded a Weston, Fla., woman US$11.3 million in an Internet defamation lawsuit that legal experts say could spur more courtroom battles over what's said online.
Sue Scheff filed the lawsuit against Carey Bock in December 2003, after the Louisiana woman called her a "crook," "con artist" and "fraud" on an Internet message board for parents interested in alternative schools for troubled teens.
One message landed on the Broward County PTA Web site, calling Scheff's referral company for such parents "an old, old scam."
An Inspiring Effect?
Legal experts say the Sept. 19 jury award may encourage more Internet-related lawsuits, particularly as message boards, blogs and social networking sites proliferate. Of the $11.3 million awarded to Scheff, almost half was awarded as punitive damages.
"I think when people read about litigation and big awards, there is sometimes an inspiring effect, and others seek to imitate that success," said Sandra S. Baron, executive director of Media Law Resource Center in New York City.
Legal analysts warned, however, that prospective plaintiffs shouldn't expect similar large awards, because of the circumstances surrounding Scheff's trial. Bock never showed up, meaning no defense was presented to the jury.
"Having a freakish [award] number where the defendant is not really represented well or at all in front of the jury happens all the time," said Robert Rivas, a Tallahassee, Fla.-based media lawyer of the Boca Raton, Fla., law firm Sachs, Sax & Klein.
Scheff's attorney David Pollack, however, said he believes the jury award sends the message that those committing defamation or libel over the Internet cannot escape responsibility for their actions.
"What this verdict says is, you can't go and destroy someone's reputation and post defamatory statements about them over the Internet. It's something that hundreds and thousands of people can see and you can't get away with it. That's the bottom line," he said.
Destruction With the Click of a Mouse
Many victims of Internet chatter have already stepped into the courtroom on defamation or libel claims. More than 50 lawsuits have been filed across the country against bloggers alone, according to the Media Law Resource Center. Seven of those cases were filed in Florida, and most are still pending.
Pollack said that since the verdict, he has already received phone calls from potential clients.
"The real problem with these cases, for the people who are the victims of this defamation, [is] you can basically with the click of a mouse, destroy somebody's reputation, their business, their livelihood, their family with absolutely no justification," he said.
In her postings, Bock accused Scheff and her company, Parents Universal Resource Experts, of placing children in "risky" and "possibly abusive" programs. Scheff's firm provides parents a list of alternative schools and programs dedicated to troubled teens.
Bock had used Scheff's services, however, to help remove her two sons from Dundee Ranch Academy, an alternative school in Costa Rica. The relationship between the two women soured, court papers show, because Bock believed Scheff was hindering her ability to land a documentary movie deal about the school.
Bock could not be reached for comment.
Pollack is investigating whether his client can actually collect the award from Bock, though he is doubtful she has $11.3 million. Scheff said if she does receive the money, she would continue her work and probably share her wealth with friends who need it -- after she pays her lawyer.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/53616.html
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Anybody have a link to the archived posts on the Broward County PTA discussion board?
Anonymous:
Sue was posting on the Broward County Public School forum because she markets PURE to the schools, the courts, and parents who are desparate. When Whitmore got in trouble for child abuse Sue and Cheryl were posting probably to divert attention to the child abuse by making the kids look like liars and you look like a nut case.
IMO
I saw the posts and Sue was very busy with Cheryl trying to get her to sue you. Sue told people some things about you and your husband that were pretty bad and she told people that Chery and Whitmore were going to sue you. Sue was gloating about it. The stuff she said about you and your husband--well you are the one with the lawsuit.
--- Quote from: ""Joyce Harris"" ---I have never heard of "Broward County Public School Forum."
Is there a way to read these postings?
I certainly can not imagine why anyone in Broward County, Florida would have any interest in me, or even Whitmore Academy in Utah for that matter.
I would also find it interesting if Cheryl Sudweeks was actually posting using her name---she has never posted on FORNITS under her OWN NAME.
I am very aware that Sue Scheff spreads mistruths about me,
I am also aware that Sue Scheff has encouraged the Sudweeks to sue me. Perhaps Ms. Scheff is unaware that some of her "ants" reveal Scheff's conversations behind her back?
And no, I have no intentions of posting any emails that have been written between myself and Isabelle Zehnder or between myself and Sue Scheff....or any other correspondence I have received.
--- End quote ---
Anonymous:
Anon, how can others find these posts you've seen?
Are they on the net somewhere? So far, I can't even find a Broward County PTA discussion board, much less any posts relevant to this issue.
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