Court Won’t Rule on Libel Tourism In the “libel tourism” case brought by author Rachel Ehrenfeld — who was hoping to be declared safe in the US from a default libel judgment in the UK — the NY Court of Appeals unanimously found that New York law has no jurisdiction over Saudi billionaire Khalid bin Mahfouz until he tries to impose the judgment on her here. The ruling states, “However pernicious the effect of this practice may be, our duty here is to determine whether defendant’s New York contacts establish a proper basis for jurisdiction.” Sun AP Bertelsmann Won’t Buy […]
