MLBers Have Little To Gain, Much To Lose In Al Jazeera Suits

Law360, New York ( January 7, 2016, 3:15 PM EST) -- Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard and Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman filed separate federal defamation lawsuits in Washington, D.C., Monday. The suits were filed against Al Jazeera, along with reporters Liam James Collins and Deborah Davies, stemming from the infamous documentary that aired on Al Jazeera, "The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers," that suggested Howard and Zimmerman used performance-enhancing drugs....

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