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Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 21:58:34 -0400 (EDT)
From: "William M. Smithers" <will@tr*.co*>
Subject: Re: NC Deep Dive 6/4/96
To: Roderick Farb <rfarb@em*.un*.ed*>
Cc: "Chris A Crumley (VaBchVA)" <Chris_Crumley@co*.co*>,
     TechDiver Message

On Thu, 23 Apr 1998, Roderick Farb wrote:

> On April 16 (not 13) a court hearing was held in Delaware to determine if
> there was any merit to the lawsuit filed by Clayton. The case was
> dismissed by the judge. RF
>

Excellent! Congrats.  Chock one up on the side of free speech!

-Will


 
> On Sat, 14 Mar 1998, Chris A Crumley (VaBchVA) wrote:
> 
> > Some of you may remember a series of postings made to the techdiver list in
> > June, 1996 (subject: NC Deep Dive 6/4/96) reporting the known circumstances
> > of the June 4, 1996 attempt to reach the wreck of the oil tanker PAN AM
> > (495fsw off Morehead City, North Carolina) by technical divers Ken Clayton
> > and Doug Summerhill. Clayton attained a depth of 456fsw, however did not
> > reach the wreck. Summerhill did not return from the dive.
> > 
> > In the weeks following the dive, numerous comments were made by subscribers
> > of the techdiver list, some of which prompted a libel and slander lawsuit
> > filed by Peter E. Hess, attorney for Kenneth R. Clayton, Plaintiff, naming
> > Roderick M. Farb, Defendant.
> > 
> > The suit was filed October 30, 1997 in the Superior Court, State of
> > Delaware, New Castle County. The first court session is scheduled for April
> > 13, 1998.
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