Activists blockade McDonald's distribution centers in UK

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5. I recall a book about McD suing 2 Brit welfare recipients for defamation/libel.

They were protesting factory farms run by McD suppliers. McD sent them and other protesters "cease and desist" letters. All complied but the two. McD then sued.

The trial went on for months as the protesters bombarded the court with document after document.

It went south for McD after a corporate executive made disparaging comments about the protesters to the British press. The protesters then sued McD for defamation.

I don't recall exactly how it ended but it didn't go well for McD.

Google: McLibel case. The welfare recipients ended up with 57,000 pound reward from the British government, awarded by the European Council on Human Rights.