By Mondo Times editors
Boulder Colorado USA
Posted on September 16, 2011 at 11:09am

Judge: Rocker Can't Sue Boston Herald Over Court Coverage

-- On September 15, 2011, the Boston Herald reported that a Superior Court judge dismissed claims brought by Tom Scholz, the founder of the band Boston, against the Herald concerning articles addressing the rocker’s lawsuit against the newspaper:

"Scholz is suing the Herald over three 2007 Inside Track columns that he claims imply he drove fellow band member Brad Delp to commit suicide in March 2007. In May of 2010, the Herald published several articles reporting on Scholz’s lawsuit and the parties’ respective litigation positions in it. Scholz claimed that the Herald’s May 2010 articles had defamed him and caused him emotional distress.

Massachusetts Superior Court Judge John C. Cratsley previously ruled that the Herald’s articles accurately reported on the litigation. After the case was reviewed by an Appeals Court judge, Scholz argued that the articles were “unfair” and published with “malice.”

However, after review, Judge Cratsley reiterated that the articles were not only accurate, but that Scholz had “come up empty handed” in presenting evidence that the articles were unfair or published for a reason other than to inform the public."

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