Top Libel suits
A friend of Al Gore's is suing World News Daily, a conservative news site, for $165 million because of a series of articles alleging corruption by Gore and his Tennessee support. http://wnd.com/news/seeitnow.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53152
The Media Law Research Center http://www.medialaw.org/ has list of top 10 libel judgments. The good news is that many are greatly reduced or settled after the verdict.
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53153