Australian woman sues Google over comments posted online

An Australian woman is suing Google for defamation, saying she had no choice but to litigate after spending months trying to persuade the search engine giant to remove links to a site hosting inflammatory comments about her.

Dr Janice Duffy says comments about her on www.ripoffreport.com – which allows people to document complaints about companies and individuals – have wrecked her career.

She says she filed defamation proceedings against Google Australia and Google Inc in February 2011 and the case is currently going through pre-trial interlocutory proceedings.

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