article_snippet: A British internet troll has got more than Lawyer bargained for after Lawyer was slapped with £100,000 in libel damages and costs after abusing a US lawyer on Google.
article_snippet: The anonymous post described Lawyer as 'a scumbag' and accused Jason   paying for Jason   firm's positive reviews on the web.
article_snippet: Punishment for troll:
article_snippet: US lawyer Timothy Bussey  was left fuming by the anonymous post, which seemed to be from a dissatisfied client and stated to the world that 'US lawyer Timothy Bussey  loses 80% of US lawyer Timothy Bussey  cases'.
article_snippet: The anonymous post remained live on the web for about a year and US lawyer Timothy Bussey  and US lawyer Timothy Bussey  firm, The Bussey Law Firm, suffered severe damage to Mr Bussey and his firm, The Bussey Law Firm reputations.
article_snippet: Taking into account the 'grapevine effect' on the internet, the judge had no doubt that the post had caused serious damage to Mr Bussey's and Mr Bussey's firm's good name.
article_snippet: our clients reputations have at last been vindicated following this calculated attack through the medium of an online review site' Mr Bussey's said that Jason Page post may well have been 'solicited' by others and Mr Bussey's would continue Mr Bussey's legal fight on both sides of the Atlantic to find out who may have been responsible.
article_snippet: Mr Richmond-Coggan added: 'We hope that this decision sends a message that fake negative reviews have a real impact on real people and those who post them can and will be held accountable.'
highlights_snippet: Lawyer had received abuse on a Google Maps profile .
  
highlights_snippet: Lawyer went to extreme lengths and pursued Lawyer attacker at great expense .