Updated: Gary Friedrich ordered to renounce his creator credit for Ghost Rider and pay $17,000 in damages to Marvel Comics

Ghost Rider creator, Gary Friedrich, ordered to stop being his creator and pay Marvel Comics $17,000 in damages.

http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/09/ghost-rider-creator-lawsuit/

Very sad. Guess I'll be boycotting Ghost Rider 2...

Here's another sober view on this from Mark Evanier:
http://www.newsfromme.com/2012/02/11/uneasy-rider/