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Suits may redefine Internet libel law.
Byline: Ted Gregory
Courtroom conflicts about free speech often center on seamy pornography or sordid tabloid stories about celebrities. But a new struggle is unfolding against a less predictable backdrop: Internet postings alleging that a retired Pennsylvania psychiatrist is a crackpot extortionist.
Two cases filed in Cook and DuPage counties in Illinois are at the center of the fight about whether people who distribute potentially libelous material on the Internet can be held accountable. The cases, experts say, may redefine Internet libel law.
The lawsuits are an effort by Stephen Barrett, the retired psychiatrist, to silence critics he contends have libeled him.
"I perceive libel as extremely serious and I do everything I can to try and reduce it," said Barrett, 67, who in 32 years has established widespread recognition for fighting what he…
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