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| Former Greenwich Time Hedge Fund Reporter Takes On Newspaper ... By Teri Buhl His claim states, "Among with the financial damages she [Teri Buhl] created, her gross negligence caused me and my family undue emotional stress as we had to endure numerous threats for our safety spewed over the internet." ... Connecticut Watchdog - http://ctwatchdog.com/ | ||
| Greenwich Roundup: 08/10/10 Here Is More Proof That Hearst Newspaper Editor David McCumber Should Be Immediately Fired From The Greenwich Time ... By GreenwichRoundup@gmail.com (Greenwich Roundup) Greenwich Time folds on Metter Suit By Teri Buhl Yesterday I thought I was finally going to get my day in court with alleged penny stock scam artist Michael Metter but instead find out Hearst Newspapers has succumbed to the Greenwich Radio station [WGCH 1490 AM] executive who’s facing serious criminal charges. You see in April, the Greenwich Time and I were sued in Connecticut small claims court by Michael Metter, co-founder of penny stock SpongeTech for $4,767.34.Metter claimed by publishing his home address, in a story that ran in all four Hearst owned CT newspaper on February 9th, and photos of his house while he was away on vacation that we acted maliciously. His claim states, “Among with the financial damages she [Teri Buhl] created, her gross negligence caused me and my family undue emotional stress as we had to endure numerous threats for our safety spewed over the internet.” Those damages consisted of paying a lawyer $2,500 to write a letter to Hearst to try to get the story taken down and his address out of print. Metter also thought his small $2 million home in mid-country Greenwich was at risk (of what I don’t know) and hired a security guard for $2,139 until he got back from vacation. What Metter left out of his claim was that after I went to his home and his radio station to get respectfully give him a chance to comment and respond on the story we were going to run the next day, he proactively called me that night to comment. I didn’t have his cell phone number so I glad he reached out to paper so we could get both sides of the story. During that on-the-record phone interview he said he was on vacation but wanted to comment about the success of his company SpongeTech and the fact that he thought he’d get the SEC to dismiss or settle his securities fraud case. [We know instead he was arrested.] When Metter realized I was going to tie in the fact that he could lose his WGCH radio station license, after confirming this with the FCC, if convicted a crime by another government agency, he began to threaten to me. Saying if I ran a story on him “he’d never forgets an injury and will hunt me down.” After the story was published he called again to cuss me out and threaten my safety, which I immediately told the editor, McCumber, on the story about. Wow kind of scary right. I even told this to the Greenwich police a few days later and they said I’d have to file a complaint which Greenwich Time. McCumber encouraged me not to do that. Metter’s home address was printed in our story because he listed it in publicly filed documents that where related to the incorruption of his radio business. A fact that was approved, edited, and published by none other than Hearst CT Newspapers Editor in Chief David McCumber. ...... After I left Hearst, Metter filed his suit, Hearst sent a motion to dismiss in May, it was denied, and there was a trial schedule for 2pm yesterday in Stamford Court. There are two defendants listed in Metter’s suit: Defendant 1) Teri Buhl Defendant 2) Greenwich Time I find these charges ridiculous to the point of harassment of a journalist.... .... I emailed Greenwich Time E.I.C. David McCumber yesterday morning to confirm Hearst will have a lawyer there. Then surprise-surprise at noon, after having to send emails to Hearst legal team because I can’t get a straight answer out of McCumber, I finally get a call from Hearst lawyer Steven Yuhan. Yuhan says that the case has been settled and that he’s received a fax from Metter that the case will be withdrawn. Wow, you’d think someone would have had the professional courtesy to tell me that before I wasted my time preparing a defense. Of course the Stamford Court has no record of this withdrawal as of 2pm today nor will they confirm that Hearst lawyers or Metter have shown the court any proof of a settlement. I asked Steven Yuhan, who settled the case on my behalf without my knowledge or permission, what the settlement was and would you believe it – the man wouldn’t tell me. He said it’s a confidential settlement. I told him that doesn’t sound right considering I am one of the defendants who are supposedly agreeing to settle and I plan to blog about it. Yuhan then said, “You better not do that.”.... ....Here is about the only fact I do know. The online version of the story, which ran February 9th on the cover of the Greenwich Time, magically doesn’t have Metter’s address in it any longer. But photos of the front and back of his home on One Tinker Lane, remain on line..... | ||
| Case against biz reporter, Hearst paper settled « Talking Biz News By Chris Roush Business reporter Teri Buhl, who previously worked for the Greenwich Time, writes for CTWatchdog.com that the lawsuit filed against her and the paper by SpongeTech co-founder Michael Metter has been settled out of court, ... Talking Biz News - http://weblogs.jomc.unc.edu/talkingbiznews/ |
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| Teri Buhl | Connecticut Watchdog ... who's facing serious criminal charges. You see in April, the Greenwich Time and I were sued in Connecticut small claims ... ctwatchdog.com/author/tbuhl | ||
| Anthony @ Equity Investigations, Dear Anthony, Message Board - Msg ... ... His claim states, "Among with the financial damages she [Teri Buhl] created, her gross negligence ... siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=26745480 | ||
| Case against biz reporter, Hearst paper settled | Before It's News Business reporter Teri Buhl, who previously worked for the Greenwich Time, writes for CTWatchdog.com that the lawsuit filed against her and the paper by ... beforeitsnews.com/.../Case_against_biz_reporter,_Hearst_pape... | ||
| Spongetech Delivery Systems, Inc. (SPNG): <i>Metter's lawyers have ... By Teri Buhl | Last updated Aug 10, 2010, 5:33 pm http://ctwatchdog.com/2010/08/ 10/former-greenwich-time-hedge-fund-reporter-takes-on-newspaper ... investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id... |
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