ABA Journal carries the story about an appeal of a ruling that a lawyer's demand letter was extortion. The briefing is here and here. (We've carried lots of stories on this general topic over the years. Law is a low-grade form of social violence and the line between legitimate lawyering and extortion can be surprisingly difficult to draw in some cases.) A key excerpt from the letter in question:
"I have deliberately left blank spaces in portions of the complaint dealing with your using company resources to arrange sexual liaisons with ------------------ ," says Singer's letter. "When the complaint is filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court, there will be no blanks in the pleading.”