On 01/07/2013 11:10 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> I had to hear about this from a real live person!
>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-U-S-show.html
>
> What did you want to talk about; a tabloid report dated 2008, about a
> claim thrown out of court in 2007?
>
> Janet
>
> " Plaintiff: Martin R. Hyde
> Defendant: Gordon Ramsay, Upper Ground Enterprises, Inc., Granada
> American, Granada Entertainment, A. Smith & Co. and Seven Network
> Limited
>
> Case Number: 1:2007cv05796
> Filed: June 19, 2007
>
> Court: New York Southern District Court
> Office: Foley Square Office [ Court Info ]
> County: NewYork
> Presiding Judge: Judge Shira A. Scheindlin
>
> Nature of Suit: Torts - Injury - Assault, Libel, and Slander
> Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Libel,Assault,Slander
> Jurisdiction: Diversity
> Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
> Amount Demanded: $3,000,000.00
>
> STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL; pursuant to Rule 41 of the F.R.C.P., this
> action is dismissed without prejudice and without costs to any party.
> (Signed by Judge Shira A. Scheindlin on 8/7/07) (kco) (Entered: August
> 8, 2007) "
>
>
>

The suit was dismissed because the parties agreed to have the case go to
arbitration.

It sounds a little ironic to me to hear insinuations about the
credibility of a tabloid.