By: (AP) Embattled newspaper baron Conrad Black fired back at several of his biggest critics at Hollinger International Inc. on Friday, filing a lawsuit in Toronto claiming that they defamed him.
Among the defendants in the suit are Richard Breeden, a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission who has been advising a group of Hollinger International directors who have accused Black of misappropriating millions of dollars.
Other defendants include Gordon Paris, who has replaced Black as chairman and chief executive of Chicago-based Hollinger International, Black's newspaper operating company. The suit also names former Illinois governor James Thompson and three other independent directors of Hollinger International.
The suit claims a total of $850 million Canadian ($650 million U.S.) in damages for defamation, conspiracy to injure, interference with economic relations and intimidation, intentional misrepresentation, plus punitive damages.
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