Patricia Cornwell

===Leslie Sachs case===
Leslie Sachs, author of ''The Virginia Ghost Murders'' (1998), claimed there were similarities between his novel and Cornwell's ''[[The Last Precinct (novel)|The Last Precinct]]''. In 2000, he sent letters to Cornwell's publisher, started a web page, and placed stickers on copies of his novel alleging that Cornwell was committing [[plagiarism]]. The [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia|U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia]] granted Cornwell a [[preliminary injunction]] against Sachs, opining that his claims were likely to be found baseless.<ref name=cyberlaw>[http://www.prenhall.com/girasa/updates/ch10.html Cyberlaw update - Chapter 10: Privacy Rights and Security Issues] Pearson Higher Education</ref>

In 2007, during her [[Libel#Libel|libel]] suit against Sachs, Cornwell testified that Sachs had accused her in online postings of being a "Jew hater" and "neo-Nazi" who bribed judges, conspired to have him killed, and was under investigation by U.S. authorities.<ref name="Glaister">Dan Glaister, [http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,2086748,00.html Crime writer Patricia Cornwell takes 'cyberstalker' to court], ''[[The Guardian]]'', May 24, 2007.</ref><ref>David Mehegan, [http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2007/06/07/crime_novelist_tries_to_ward_off_internet_attacker/ Crime novelist tries to ward off Internet attacker], ''[[Boston Globe]]'', June 7, 2007.</ref> The court permanently enjoined Sachs from making defamatory accusations against Cornwell and awarded Cornwell $37,780 in damages to cover the costs of defending herself against Sachs' internet attacks.<ref name="Heller">Matthew Heller, [http://www.onpointnews.com/071224.asp Defaulted Defamer Ordered to Pay Crime Author $35K] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102004951/http://www.onpointnews.com/071224.asp |date=January 2, 2009 }}, [[Courthouse News Service]], December 24, 2007.</ref>