Woman Wins $11.3 Million for Defamatory Blog Posting

A Florida woman has been awarded $11.3 million in a defamation lawsuit against a Louisiana woman who posted messages on the Internet accusing her of being a "crook," a "con artist" and a "fraud." Legal analysts say the Sept. 19 award by a jury in Broward County, Fla. represents the largest such judgment over postings on an Internet blog or message board.

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