Greenpeace Fells Logger’s Suit Over ‘Forest Destroyer’ Tag
- San Francisco judge accepts Greenpeace’s free-speech defense
- Eco-group ducks Canadian company’s defamation claim for now
Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg
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Greenpeace International won the first round against a Canadian logging company that blamed name-calling by the environmental group for driving away its customers.
Montreal-based Resolute Forest Products Inc.’s U.S. lawsuit was dismissed Monday by a San Francisco federal judge, who said the company can revise and refile its claims.