Lawsuits Involving Forum Posts and User Comments

This page lists all lawsuits in the DMLP database that involve blogs. The most recent lawsuits are listed first

  • Reunion Industries v. Doe
    Date: 04/04/2006
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Subpoena Quashed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Forum
    Reunion Industries sued three pseudonymous posters on a Yahoo! finance bulletin board for trade libel after they criticized the company and claimed it was in dire financial straits. After filing its complaint in Pennsylvania state court in April 2006, Reunion subpoenaed... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/11/2008 - 3:19pm - 0 comments
  • McVea v. Crisp
    Date: 04/20/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Forum
    Denise McVea, a journalist and author, sued Alamo historian James Crisp in Texas federal court for defamation, false light, and intentional infliction of emotional distress after Crisp criticized McVea's research and book about in forum posts on a prominent Alamo history website,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/08/2008 - 12:46pm - 0 comments
  • Ohlsen v. Hollenbeck
    Date: 02/15/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Missouri
    Publication: Forum, Website
    Milton Ohlsen, who runs a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight promotion company, sued Joel S. Hollenbeck and Paul McElligott for defamation and tortious interference after they allegedly made false statements about him on the Internet. According to the complaint, Hollenback... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/30/2008 - 4:38pm - 0 comments
  • Deep Blue Marine v. Krajewski
    Date: 05/20/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total), Injunction Issued
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Utah
    Publication: Forum
    Deep Blue Marine, its CEO Wilf Blum, and Alexander Lindale LLC sued former Deep Blue operations manager Edward Krajewski after Krajewski criticized the plaintiffs and allegedly disclosed Deep Blue proprietary information on several online investor forums. The plaintiffs sought an injunction in Utah federal court... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/30/2008 - 3:17pm - 0 comments
  • Johnson v. Barras
    Date: 03/01/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Settled (partial), Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
    Publication: Email, Forum
    Roslyn Johnson, former Deputy Director of the D.C. Department of Parks and Recreation, sued Jonetta Rose Barras, Talk Media Communications, government watchdog website DCWatch, two DCWatch executives, and The District of Columbia, after DC Watch published in its electronic newsletter... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/30/2008 - 2:07pm - 0 comments
  • Nationwide Relocation Services v. Walker
    Date: 07/11/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Forum, Website
    Moving company Nationwide Relocation Services ("Nationwide") sued Tim Walker, Walker's company, Consumers First Corp., which runs the MovingScam.com website, and several contributors to the MovingScam.com forum after Walker and the other contributors criticized the company's services. According to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/25/2008 - 2:18pm - 0 comments
  • Griffis v. Luban
    Date: 09/01/1997
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total), Injunction Denied, Injunction Issued
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Minnesota, Alabama
    Publication: Forum
    In September 1997, Katherine Griffis sued Marianne Luban for defamation in Alabama state court after Luban criticized Griffis's academic credentials on the sci.archaeology USEnet newsgroup.  Griffis also sought an injunction against Luban to prevent her from republishing any of her... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/23/2008 - 5:20pm - 1 comments
  • Fremgen v. FullofBologna.com
    Date: 03/30/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Injunction Issued, Material Removed, Settled (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
    Publication: Forum
    Diane Fremgen, the clerk of courts for Winnebago County, Wisconsin, sued online forum FullofBologna.com; its operator, Dennis Payne; Studio 28, Payne's web design company; and a John Doe known as Mr. Imperfect for defamation after Mr. Imperfect posted two lewd... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/11/2008 - 3:43pm - 0 comments
  • Malik v. ScamFraudAlert.com
    Date: 06/20/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    On June 20, 2008, counsel for Bernard Malik sent a cease-and-desist letter via email to the administrator of ScamFraudAlert.com, a forum site that focuses on alleged Internet scams, security threats, and fraudulent practices. The letter asserted that a forum user... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/07/2008 - 2:48pm - 2 comments
  • Ottinger v. The Journal News
    Date: 02/25/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Forum
    Former House Representative Richard Ottinger and his wife, June Ottinger, filed a John Doe lawsuit in New York state court and served a subpoena on The Journal News, a daily newspaper distributed in New York and Southern Connecticut... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/30/2008 - 3:09pm - 0 comments
  • MyNutritionStore.com v. Forte
    Date: 06/18/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: North Carolina
    Publication: Forum
    On June 18, 2008, a lawyer for Mynutritionstore.com, a provider of "science based Nutraceuticals" and "turnkey Internet business opportunit[ies]," sent an email to Julia Forte in which he threatened to sue her over user comments on the website... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/27/2008 - 3:49pm - 0 comments
  • AnswerThink Consulting Group v. Doe
    Date: 02/23/2000
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Forum
    In February 2000, AnswerThink, a business and technology consulting firm, sued 12 John Does for defamation in Florida federal court. The John Does had posted criticism of the company in a Yahoo! forum dedicated to AnswerThink. John Doe... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/26/2008 - 2:10pm - 0 comments
  • AnswerThink Consulting Group v. Hackett
    Date: 03/30/2000
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Forum
    In March 2000, AnswerThink, a business and technology consulting firm, fired Gregory P. Hackett for allegedly criticizing the company on a Yahoo! forum and sued him for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and loyalty, and defamation... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/26/2008 - 2:24pm - 0 comments
  • Bally Total Fitness v. Faber
    Date: 02/23/1998
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total), Injunction Denied, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    In February 1998, Bally Total Fitness sued Andrew Faber, a former Bally customer who created a website entitled BallySucks (now defunct), which was dedicated to collecting complaints about Bally's health club business and included modified versions of Bally's trademarks with... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/24/2008 - 3:33pm - 0 comments
  • Marvin v. Shell
    Date: 04/25/2002
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Email, Forum
    Jay Marvin, a Chicago talk-radio host, sued Janice Shell and two John Does over comments the three defendants made about him on the Raging Bull finance forum and from email sent by Shell to Marvin's employer, complaining about his alleged harassment of... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/20/2008 - 2:24pm - 0 comments
  • Allegheney Energy v. Doe
    Date: 10/16/2003
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced, Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Forum
    Allegheney Energy ("AE") sued a John Doe who posted anonymous criticism of the company that included racial epithets on a Yahoo! Finance forum dedicated to AE.  Because the anonymous author included statements in his posts indicating that he was a long-time AE... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/20/2008 - 2:36pm - 0 comments
  • Allegheney Energy v. Swiger
    Date: 10/28/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Disciplinary Action
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Forum
    Allegheney Energy ("AE") fired Clifton Swiger for allegedly posting anonymous criticism of the company and racial epithets on a Yahoo! forum.  AE said the posts were a violation of AE's diversity policy. In October 2003, AE sued Swiger as a John Doe... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/20/2008 - 2:47pm - 0 comments
  • Difrawi v. Garga-Richardson (Lawsuit)
    Date: 06/06/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Forum
    Internet Solutions Corporation, a company that runs a number of employment recruiting and Internet advertising businesses, and Ayman Difrawi (a.k.a. Alec Difrawi), the President and Director of Internet Solutions, sued Archie Garga-Richardson, the founder and operator of ScamFraudAlert.com, for defamation... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/11/2008 - 10:11am - 0 comments
  • LA Times v. Free Republic
    Date: 09/28/1998
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Injunction Issued, Settled (total), Verdict (plaintiff)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    On September 28, 1998, the Los Angeles Times sued the Free Republic website for copyright infringement in federal court in California. Users of Free Republic, a conservative internet forum founded and operated by James Robinson, frequently posted copies of articles of... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/10/2008 - 1:37pm - 0 comments
  • Internet Solutions v. ScamFraudAlert.com (Email)
    Date: 05/29/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California, Canada
    Publication: Forum
    On May 29, 2008, counsel for Internet Solutions Corporation and Alec Difrawi sent a cease-and-desist letter and email to Archie Garga-Richardson, the founder of ScamFraudAlert.com, a forum site that focuses on alleged Internet scams, security threats, and fraudulent practices. ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/07/2008 - 1:16pm - 0 comments

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