A new bill was introduced on March 4th by Peter King of New York that would create a federal cause of action in tort for so-called Libel Tourism. Libel Tourism is forum shopping. It is the strategic selection of plaintiff friendly jurisdictions in defamation cases. The bill is known as the Free Speech Protection act of 2009 and it lives up to its name. The … [Read more...] about New Libel Bill Introduced In The House Of Representatives