Wendy Davis Sued Newspaper for Damaging Her Mental Health, Future Prospects

Breitbart ^ | 01 January 2014 | John Sexton

[Lorianne]

The story of Davis' unusual lawsuit was recounted by the San Antonio Express News Monday. The blog Sara for America has highlights:

Davis said in her lawsuit that the newspaper ran “a series of contrived and false news stories and editorials…with malicious intent.”

The lawsuit said “defamatory and libelous” remarks were made to inflict emotional distress and to deny her rights to free speech, assembly and association.

It said that “Davis has suffered and is continuing to suffer damages to her mental health, her physical health, her right to pursue public offices in the past and in the future, and to her legal career.” She sought unspecified damages, including “significant exemplary damages.”

According to National Review's Andrew Stiles, "The suit...was quickly dismissed by a district-court judge, who sustained all of the defendants’ objections, largely on the grounds that Davis had failed to present legitimate evidence to support her libel claim." She appealed it all the way to the Texas Supreme Court, losing at every turn.

[12th_Monkey]

I hope. So far he’s got my vote.

[Busko]

They sell rope at the hardware stores don’t they? Nothign but a side show freak.

[Alamo-Girl]

Indeed. Thanks for the ping!

[skinkinthegrass]

"The truth is an affirmative defense in a defamation (libel or slander) case.
If Davis can't under any circumstances show that the newspaper
was not telling the truth, the case has to be dismissed."to boil it all down, "truth, is the ultimate defense"..unless your a Democrat.