[Catspaw]

Like the Church of Scientology... and they have been VERY successful. Even if they don't win every case they file, they wear down the defendants and silence the critics.

Have they been successful. I can think of two of the lawsuits--one against a critic of the Church of Scientology, and one as a defendant in the woman who died in their care. Nasty, nasty litigation--and all coming out of Clearwater, Florida.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

There have been many lawsuits, not all were fought up through the courts. Many of the defendants just cave in. The COS have been successful in European courts, too.

Most of their claims have to do with "fair use", which Jim Robinson is familiar with.

The main cases regarding Scientology involve publication of their religious materials, which the defendants try to use in the public arena, most popularly on the internet, to prove that Scientology is a scam.

www.xenu.net can link you to many of their court cases, and fill you in on the controversy.