Harlan Ellison is suing Fantagraphics Incorporated, Gary Groth, and Kim Thompson for defamation and violations of rights to publish.
The complaint, which was served September 15th, 2006 and which appears here, begins with:
Harlan Ellison...is a famous author, screenwriter, commentator and public speaker. He is the winner of countless literary awards and known publicly as the writer of some of the best loved original Star Trek and Outer Limits episodes...This action arises from a well-intentioned attempt on Ellison's part, over twenty five years ago, to magnamously assist a then struggling writer with his own career, defendent Gary Groth. Unfortunately, Gorth revealed himself to be a scheming pathological liar and little more than an obsessively vindictive and petty man trying to be a mover and shaker.
after recapping a lawsuit in which Ellison testified on Groth's behalf, the suit goes on to say:
...for the past 20 years, Groth has taken every opportunity to take shots at Ellison, even co-founding the puerile but nonetheless aggressive organization called "The Enemies of Ellison," a hate group whose activities are for the most part published record. This group operated primarily to vex and harass Harlan Ellison, and to cause him extreme financial and reputational damage.
