Former journalist Arthur Kent wants Postmedia to pay dud Scud lawsuit costs
CALGARY — Former journalist Arthur Kent asked an Alberta judge Thursday to award him $1.2 million for his legal costs in a successful defamation lawsuit against Canada’s largest newspaper chain.
Kent, who got the nickname “Scud Stud” while reporting for NBC during the Persian Gulf war, won the lawsuit earlier this year against Postmedia and one of its columnists.
The judge awarded him $200,000 in damages for an unflattering article written by Don Martin in 2008. Kent received an additional $61,000 in interest.
Martin portrayed Kent, who was running for political office, as an out-of-control egomaniac who was a “dud” on the election trail.