Yale Defamation Lawsuit Becomes a Case of Mistaken Identity for Texas Attorney

An Austin, Texas, attorney who has the same name as a defendant in an Internet libel suit that has drawn national media attention has asked an attorney for the plaintiffs to amend the complaint in that suit to clarify who the defendant actually is. Following media reports on the lawsuit, Matthew C. Ryan, a partner in Allensworth and Porter and an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law, has received e-mails from people upset about the conduct alleged in the complaint and telephone calls from reporters interested in the suit.

Yale Defamation Lawsuit Becomes a Case of Mistaken Identity for Texas Attorney law.com Mon, Aug 18, 2008