[Calvin Locke]

(Blumenthal eventually took Drudge to court over the story).

To what end? A quick search of "...beat his wife?" doesn't return much.

That is, did Drudge win, lose, or fold and retract?

[Alberta's Child]

1. Drudge claimed that he had been given bad information by a source, and retracted the story.

2. The case was basically dropped by Blumenthal because he couldn't afford the legal fees to pursue it.

3. As part of the settlement, Blumenthal actually had to pay Drudge. LOL. Apparently Blumenthal didn't show up for a scheduled deposition, so he had to compensate the defendant for his legal fees for that deposition.