My Libel Suit against Tedd Koren, D.C.
Koren Publications is probably the world’s largest supplier of patient education materials to chiropractors. Its president, Tedd Koren, D.C., also publishes an electronic newsletter and maintains a Web site. In 2002, I sued Koren and his company for falsely reporting that I had been “delicensed,” am a ” quackpot,” and was “in trouble” because I had been justifiably sued for racketeering. Koren’s report was based on a “news release” by Tim Bolen, a professional character assassin whom I am also suing for libel. Koren’s answers during his deposition indicated that he neither knew nor cared whether what he said was true. In August 2004, an arbitration panel composed of three attorneys awarded me $6,500 in general damages, $10,000 in punitive damages, reimbursement for certain costs, …
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Koren Publications is probably the world’s largest supplier of patient education materials to chiropractors. Its president, Tedd Koren, D.C., also publishes an electronic newsletter and maintains a Web site. In 2002, Dr. Stephen Barrett sued Koren and his company for falsely reporting that Dr. Barrett had been “delicensed,” is a “quackpot,” and was “in trouble” because he had been justifiably sued for racketeering. Koren’s report was based on a “news release” by Tim Bolen, a professional character assassin whom Barrett is also suing for libel. Koren’s answers during the deposition indicated that he neither knew nor cared whether what he said was true. In August 2004, an arbitration panel composed of three attorneys awarded Barrett $6,500 in general damages and $10,000 in punitive damages. However, Koren …
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