Comments on: UK historian who salted Amazon with self-serving reviews loses legal case against rivals

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:05:33 +0000

That’s “Ms. Palmer” to you.

The author of this blog, kind soul that he is, did not point out that Figes’ wife is herself an attorney. She had a good reputation up until this incident.

By: Ron Coleman

Ron Coleman — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:46:43 +0000

Oh, no, Patrick. I am sure Mrs. Figes is hugely devoted to the Professor. There’s no way you could be married to that sort of guy and not be. Hard to imagine that this is a manifestation of a previously unknown facet of an otherwise sparkling personality.

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Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:15:15 +0000

[…] Olson, from whom I got this story, wonders whether Figes would have been forced to pay damages in an American court. Probably not. But […]

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:42:11 +0000

At first he falsely claimed that his wife had written the reviews. I believe that might be actionable if the wife were so inclined.

At the very least, dinnertime at the Figes house must feature interesting conversation about Russian history, good literature, and what a colossal jerk Orlando Figes is.