NNVC NEWS RE: SA COURT CASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Progress: NNVC -vs- SA in NY Supreme court.
Through my attorney I'm closely following the NY Supreme Court proceedings in which NanoViricides is suing Seeking Alpha to force disclosure of the identifying information for "Pump Terminator", the anonymous (for now) author of the libelous article published in January. The intent is to learn the identity of the individual responsible for publishing the libelous article and sue him or her directly for significant damages, both financial and reputational.
The parties met twice before in court earlier in the spring resulting in agreements for postponements, news of which being immediately entered in the official court records. The full hearing was finally held two weeks ago on June 2nd, and no outcomes or decisions have been officially entered in the record. I'm told this is either because the judge is considering the merits and is yet to rule, or the parties have agreed to settle among themselves and have yet to finalize the language and have it accepted by the court. Either way, a resolution of the action to force disclosure of the identity of Pump Terminator is soon to come.
My attorney believes it is very likely that SA will be compelled to disclose the identity. He states that while people have a right to free speech in such situations, they do not necessarily have a right to anonymity in the exercise of that free speech. This is especially true when elements of the speech can easily be shown to be false, and clear harm to the aggrieved party has been demonstrated.
Assuming the identity is disclosed, future litigation will focus on the issue of libel directed at the individual author, with NanoViricides attempting to prove that the author knowingly published false information, perhaps with the intent of reaping financial gain. Large monetary compensation will likely be sought by NanoViricides.
Best to all.
