This article concerns a lawsuit about anonymous online comments. The case is actually quite interesting and could have far reaching consequences in the legal world.

Whether readers should be allowed to post comments that could damage a public official’s stature is at the heart of a civil suit a Milford official is bringing against anonymous online posters.

An attorney representing Paul Mazzuchelli, who is the Milford health agent and a Milford School Committee member, says online comments posted by anonymous writers on the Milford Daily News website damaged his client’s reputation.

Negative publicity can be so damaging that often people will overreact and file lawsuits. Generally speaking, these lawsuits will recieve more publicity for the negative comments than they otherwise would have received.