A federal judge has tossed the case against Max, whose popular Web site celebrates his boozy carousing. On Friday, U.S. District Court Stewart Dalzell dismissed the claim by local publicist and event planner Anthony DiMeo III, who had contended his reputation suffered from comments made on TuckerMax.com after his New Year Eve party went awry.

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The judge’s decision reaffirms that a Web site proprietor is protected from libel actions based on comments visitors make, either by name or anonymously.

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