The Haverhill Institute of Staging & Design announced today that it has filed a libel suit against an online blogger in an effort to vindicate itself and disprove the libelous statements made about it on several online blogs.

"The postings on those blogs are categorically false and unconditionally denied", said Danielle Rodriguez, Haverhill's General Operations Manager.

The company expects to file several more claims after it receives information from ISP's identifying other anonymous posters. 

"We'll use all legal means at our disposal to repair any damage to our reputation. We are not a litigious group of people. This was our last resort and we regret having to pursue this avenue, but it's truly impossible to defend ourselves on un-moderated blogs."

Un-moderated blogs allow individuals to participate in a discussion thread without having to subscribe or identify who they are. Bloggers take cover behind an alias screen name and mistakenly feel empowered by a perceived veil of anonymity that permits them to say whatever they choose without fear of reprisal or accountability - until someone catches on or obtains a court order compelling the ISP to surrender the bloggers subscriber information.

"We're confident we will prevail on this matter and look forward to our day in court".

The Statement of Claim, court file number CV-09-375054, was filed in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice March 23rd, 2009 against a Toronto woman.