July 04, 2008

Ancel v. Bowles

Posted April 18th, 2008 by Matt C. Sanchez

Summary

Threat Type: Correspondence	Date: 03/05/2008
Status: Pending	Location: Connecticut
Disposition:	Verdict/Settlement Amount: n/a
Legal Claims: Defamation
Amy Ancel, a local politician in Connecticut, posted a comment on WestportNow.com, a community news site in Westport Connecticut, in which she accused two users of the site of libeling her. The disputed comments occurred in a... read full description

Parties

Party Issuing Legal Threat:	Party Receiving Legal Threat:
Amy Ancel	Adrian Bowles and Ronald Wimer
Type of Party:	Type of Party:
Individual	Individual
Location of Party:	Location of Party:
Connecticut	Connecticut
Legal Counsel:	Legal Counsel:

Description

Amy Ancel, a local politician in Connecticut, posted a comment on WestportNow.com, a community news site in Westport Connecticut, in which she accused two users of the site of libeling her. The disputed comments occurred in a series of comments relating to the relocation of a local YMCA in which two users of the site, Adrian Bowles and Ronald Wimer, criticized her and questioned Ancel's placement of signs opposing her political opponent.

In a March 5, 2008 comment on the site, Ancel wrote:

[C]onsider this my notice to you and Mr. Wimer to cease and desist libeling me in this website, the newspapers, the Water Rats Parents’ Club website “Mahackeno Now,” Politicus Machamux and any other publications you and Mr. Wimer author or have access to. My next notice will come from my attorneys.

As of June 2, 2008, it appears that no action has been taken by any of the parties.

Related Links:

WestportNow: PZ Makes Site Visit to Mahackeno (includes comments)

Mahackeno Now: Amy Ancel Threatens Lawsuit

Details

Website(s) Involved:	Content Type(s):
www.westportnow.com	Text
Publication Medium:	Subject Area(s):
User Comment	Defamation

Court Information & Documents

Location of Filing/Threat:	Source of Law:
Connecticut	Connecticut
Court Name:	Court Type:

Case Number:

Relevant Documents:
Ancel Comment (03-05-2008)

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