"Borat" Court Victory: Three Lawsuits Tossed Out

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huffingtonpost.com - 9/10/2008

"Borat" Court Victory: Three Lawsuits Tossed Out

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NEW YORK A New York judge has tossed out lawsuits brought by a driving instructor and two etiquette school teachers who said the makers of the movie "Borat" deceived them. Judge Loretta Preska says all three accepted money and signed agreements releasing the filmmakers from liability. She noted ...

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Whoops, Some Guys Are Still Mad About Borat
Videogum — ... Great news for people who have time machines and regularly travel back to 2006! A New York judge has dismissed three lawsuits against Borat. From the AP: ...

“Borat” get major legal victory, three lawsuits settled
Cele|bitchy — ... to appear in a “documentary-style” movie. In the 2006 film “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan,” British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen plays an uncouth and anti-Semitic journalist traveling the United States in pursuit of Pamela Anderson. Cohen often fools people with his gag interviews. Lawyers for the plaintiffs haven’t returned phone messages seeking comment. [From the Huffington Post] Obviously there was no actual ruling, so it’s not like it set a precedent. ...

Borat Beats Out Three Lawsuits
BricksAndStonesGossip.com — ... school teachers who said the makers of the movie “Borat” deceived them. Judge Loretta Preska says all three accepted money and signed agreements releasing the filmmakers from liability. She noted in a Sept. 3 ruling the agreements said the plaintiffs consented to appear in a “documentary-style” movie. Lame! How the F do you sue a movie for “deceiving” you? It’s a comedy, what do you expect? Source