Irvin Muchnick has gotten a continuance for a temporary injunction hearing while he desperately tries to negotiate a settlement as the defendant in a defamation and invasion of privacy lawsuit.
According to court papers, the parties are close to a settlement. My guess is that the plaintiffs believe they won't be able to collect any money from failed writer Muchnick, so they'll likely accept an apology and some sort of retraction. We'll see.
It's difficult to digest that someone as evil as Muchnick can go through life wreaking havoc without any consequences.
It brings up an interesting legal point, though. An insolvent writer could publish any kind of libel or defamation he or she wanted, knowing there would be no real penalty.
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