Defamation suit dismissed
THE defamation suit against president Freddie Koh Sin Chong of the Singapore Swimming Club for allegedly casting aspersions on four former management committee members in 2008 was dismissed with costs on the grounds that the criticism was justified.
A Washington lobbyist who said the New York Times implied she had an improper relationship with Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., will drop her defamation lawsuit against the newspaper, which said Thursday it never intended that readers conclude the two were having an affair.