Retirement 'roast' leads to libel lawsuit.

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A co-worker decided to turn a newspaper columnist's retirement party into a roast, going on a "savage rant" about his sexism and poor journalism. But what spurred a libel lawsuit were his comments that the columnist had "a taste for child prostitutes in Thailand." The newspaper settled his suit for an undisclosed amount.

The lesson: Stay away from roasts as part of any employer-sponsored event. In...

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