] Schwarzenegger, who has acknowledged "behaving badly ] sometimes'' toward women, has denied groping or defaming ] Richardson. The two aides have also denied liability. But ] the libel suit, filed in London, has withstood all ] attempts at dismissal, shielded by a plaintiff-friendly ] British libel law under which Schwarzenegger himself once ] filed suit. ] ] ] Unless the governor wins a late judicial reprieve or ] reaches an out-of-court settlement, he may find himself ] spending part of the 2006 election year -- his ] re-election year should he choose to seek another term -- ] in a witness box, answering questions under oath before ] 12 British jurors and a bewigged judge. London groping case dogs governor / British libel law seen as benefit to TV host's suit |