Authors of Web comments must be disclosed – US judge

The Legal Intelligencer reports the suit was brought by Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg & Ellers, which complained its reputation had been severely disparaged by comments on the two sites that falsely accused its lawyers of being ‘thieves’, of committing ‘fraud’ and ‘lying’ to a judge. Web site operator Gerasimos Pantelidis had argued that that disclosure of their identities would violate their constitutional right to engage in anonymous speech. The judge chose not to apply tests developed by New Jersey and Delaware courts, relying instead on Pennsylvania\'s existing discovery rules for guidance. Full report in The Legal Intelligencer