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Todd Clem (Bubba The Love Sponge) has 14 days to answer the lawsuit filed against him by Nielsen after a judge denied his motion to dismiss his ratings tampering case. In his decision, U.S. District Judge James Whitmore wrote that Clem's request to dismiss Nielsen's request for punitive damages will not be dismissed, "because the complaint adequately states a claim that is alleged to be based on willful, wanton and malicious conduct. The complaint also adequately alleges loss of control of reputation, loss of trade and loss of goodwill, which are recognized grounds for irreparable injury."

We're used to quietly hearing about a settlement between Nielsen and radio companies when a lawsuit is filed and radio's "currency" has been challenged. Not in the case against Bubba The Love Sponge.

More from the recent court filing by Bubba The Love Sponge (Todd Clem) who's asked a judge to throw out the million dollar lawsuit he's been slapped with from Nielsen for ratings tampering. Part of Clem's reasoning for asking the judge to dismiss the suit have to do with whether or not Clem, as a contractor of Beasley, even has to follow the rules other hosts have to follow when they are paid employees of a station.

By John GarzigliaNielsen is clearly trying to make a point with it's lawsuit against Todd Clem who, they allege, took extreme measures to sway PPM ratings in his direction. Nielsen is not shy about coming after someone with both barrels if that someone attempts to shatter the "integrity of the currency."

By John Garziglia Bubba Clem is being massively sued for his acknowledged attempt to rig Nielsen PPM ratings. Once again, it appears that Bubba will keep some stellar members of our legal profession gainfully employed. This lawsuit will cost both Nielsen and Bubba significant sums in legal expenses if Nielsen zealously prosecutes it.

The Tampa host calls his listeners The Bubba Army. And, Nicholas Tabachuk tells the Tampa Bay Times those listeners forced him to leave Florida after his name was revealed in the Nielsen ratings tampering scandal with Bubba The Love Sponge.

In the lawsuit Bubba the Love Sponge claims CMG was part of the scheme to get him fired over the Nielsen ratings controversy. Bubba made contact with someone on a PPM panel and after years of claiming he would fight Nielsen he settled with them at the very last minute.

It seems we've covered more courtroom drama about Bubba The Love Sponge than we have of him on the air. Bubba, who fought with Nielsen for years after he got caught tampering with a panel member, before settling just before his trial, has filed a lawsuit against Cox and others.

A few days after Bubba The Love Sponge settled his ratings tampering case with Nielsen, the syndicated morning host lost another affiliate. Bubba had been airing on 96 K-ROCK (WXRK) in Fort Myers for 10 years. He's off the station as of this week. K-ROCK is now playing music in the morning and will announce a new show next week.

Text messages, Facebook messages phone records and e-mails between Bubba The Love Sponge and PPM panelist Nicholas Tabachuk could play a big role in the upcoming ratings tampering case against Bubba. There are pages and pages of text messages between the host and Tabachuk on the evidence list provided to the court by both sides.