Bad Publicity. (Law).The former chief executive of now-defunct Ceryx Inc. of Santa Paula Santa Paula (săn`tə pôl`ə), city (1990 pop. 25,062), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Santa Clara River in a fertile valley that yields citrus fruits, avocados, vegetables, flowers, nursery products, and walnuts; laid out 1875, inc. sued the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). and its parent company, Tribune Co., for libel and defamation, claiming a Dec. 5, 2000 story about the company caused her to resign and forced the company to file for bankruptcy protection. Dorriah Page, who resigned before Ceryx filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection Nov. 6, 2001, filed the lawsuit Dec. 4 in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Superior Court. In the lawsuit, Page says the L.A. Times, the reporters and editors of the story, accused her of lying about her educational background and previous work experience. The article also said Page lied about obtaining patents on certain products of Ceryx, which made low-emission diesel catalytic converters. The article caused Dow Chemical Co. to end its deals with Ceryx and the California Energy Commission The California Energy Commission is California’s primary energy policy and planning agency. Created in 1974 and headquartered in Sacramento, the Commission has responsibility for activities that include forecasting future energy needs, promoting energy efficiency through to hold back a grant to the company, the lawsuit asserts. L.A. Times spokesman David Garcia David Garcia (b. ? - died August 28, 2007) was a broadcast journalist for ABC News. Gracia had the distinction of becoming one of the first Hispanic news correspondents for a major American television network in the early 1970s. declined to comment. |
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