[Blackwood]

Summary of the law suit:

Owners of several anti-savage websites hounded the Chicago radio sponsor Culligan to drop $100,000 in radio advertising in Chicago from Savage Nation distributor Talk Radio Networks. To do this they used misquotes and lies.

The case exceeds $75,000 in damages and includes multiple businesses (the anti-savage web sites are businesses. They sell advertising, merchandise and solicit money from visitors). As a law suit involving multiple businesses across multiple state lines, it is kicked up to District Court level and will be settled in Chicago, which is where the plantiffs businesses persuaded Culligan to drop its $100,000 advertising contract with Talk Radio Networks.

Samples from the Savage Nation Show are being rebroadcast without permission. Falsely edited photographs have been distributed. False and misleading e-mails are being sent to TRN advertisers in an effort to pressure these companies to end business relationships with TRN. Through false statements are intentionally and unjustifiably interfering with business relationships of TRN.

Charge Counts:
1. Tortious Interference with Contract
2. Intentional Interference with Prospective Economic Advantage
3. Violation of Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act
4. Violation of Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act

[finnman69]

Apparently the numbskills are rebroadcasting Savage's show without permission.