Two makers of spray-tanning machines, Mist-On and Laughlin Products, sued a customer, Nouveau Body & Tan, for saying ugly things about their devices.
Bad move.
Nouveau struck back by charging Mist-On with selling it bad spray-tanners. Nouveau won a judgment against Mist-On and its president, Thomas J. Laughlin, for more than $1 million. They couldn't pay, and Mr. Laughlin