Google Settles Ex-Morgan Stanley Banker Suit Over Web Abuse
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A former Morgan Stanley banker settled his suit with Google Inc. in the U.K. over “vile” comments on the Internet accusing him of being a Nazi and a member of the Ku Klux Klan.
Daniel Hegglin and Google agreed on the settlement as a five-day trial was scheduled to begin in London where the banker was going to ask the company to remove the defamatory comments from some websites. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed.