The Toronto Globe and Mail reported Monday that The Supreme Court of Canada has dealt a blow to what media companies call "libel tourism" by refusing to hear the appeal of a man who claimed he was damaged by articles available to Ontario readers of The Washington Post's website.

You can read more of the Globe article here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060217.LIBEL17/TPStory/National

Editor and Publisher reports on the case: http://www.mediainfo.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002035520

The ONA joined a brief filed on behalf of prominent US media companies
and associations in the case, and helped shape the approach taken in the brief.