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David and Goliath

Levees,org

2/15/17

We owe the Vetted Facts about the

New Orleans Flood to the Survivors

The Supreme Court of Massachusetts just ruled in favor of two people who stood up to Big Business.

Cherri Foytlin and Karen Savage wrote a blog post asking questions about a company they thought was too soft on Big Oil after the Gulf Oil Spill. The company sued them for defamation.

These ladies' victory is evidence that US citizens can win – even against corporate attorneys with fat wallets.

We know. Because it happened to Levees.org not long ago.

You may recall Levees.org spoofed the Army Corps of Engineers' cozy relationship with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in a hilarious video.

These two powerful organizations weren't accustomed to criticism. So, the ASCE threatened us – a fledgling grassroots group – with a defamation lawsuit if we didn't take down the offending 60-sec video.

Our attorney, Coolley LLP gave us pro bono help and determined ASCE could be financially liable for carrying out its threat to sue and silence us.

And we won. The triumph is evidence that a little grassroots group can win – even in the face of powerful organizations with government connections.

Thank you for your support of Levees.org.

Sandy Rosenthal
Founder

Click here for Foytlin/Savage story in the Boston Globe.

Click here for more on Levees.org standing up to the Army Corps/ASCE.