librarians without borders

Here is another tidbit from the Courthouse News:

OXYMORON OF THE WEEK. OK, we admit that we don’t know an awful lot about class, but we were a tad surprised by the following in a complaint filed the other day in Los Angeles Superior Court against the publisher of the National Enquirer:

“Brandi’s is a high class establishment which features all-nude dancing.”

Hey, it sounds better than a low-class establishment featuring square dancing.

In case you missed it, the above came from a suit filed on behalf of a nude dancer who claims her reputation was damaged – don’t look at us; we just report this stuff – by an article saying she had sex with Ben Affleck (some actor).

Question: Should you be required to mitigate damages by selling the true story for a movie of the week?

We expect to see a high-class version of this tale in the near future.

From The Courts
Milt Policzer