Google Sued for Blogger's Criticism of Skater's Mom

During the 2006 Winter Olympics, blogger Sean Healy had some pointed criticism of the mother of athlete Shani Davis.

In a post dated Feb. 26, 2006, Healy allegedly wrote that Cherie Davis, the mother of the black speed skating champion, had criticized members of the speed skating federation as white supremacists and neo-Nazi genetic mutations. Healy made the statements about Cherie Davis on his blog, Unknown Column, hosted via Google’s Blogger service.

Last week, Cherie Davis filed a lawsuit in Cook County, Ill. against Google (GOOG), demanding the company remove the post. Davis brought the case against Google and not Healy because he died of cancer in April 2007.

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