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

  • Revell v. Lidov
    Date: 06/12/2000
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Forum, Print
    Oliver "Buck" Revell, former associate deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, filed a defamation lawsuit against medical professor Hart G.W. Lidov and Columbia University after Lidov wrote and posted an article critizing Revell on the Columbia Journalism Review's... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/05/2008 - 4:38pm - 0 comments
  • Southern California Regional Rail Authority v. Arkow (Letter)
    Date: 01/14/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum, Website
    In January 2008, the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), which operates the regional commuter railway service in southern California known as Metrolink, sent Robert Arkow a cease-and-desist letter regarding Arkow's use of the"Metrolink" trademark in the domain name of his website... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/27/2008 - 2:07pm - 0 comments
  • Southern California Regional Rail Authority v. Arkow
    Date: 03/19/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    In March 2008, the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), which operates the regional commuter railway service in southern California known as Metrolink, filed an administrative complaint with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center against Robert Arkow pursuant to the ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/27/2008 - 10:36am - 0 comments
  • Bradley v. Conner
    Date: 07/23/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Forum
    Kimball Bradley, an executive at Reunion Industries, Inc., a publicly traded manufacturing company, sued Herbert Conner, an attorney who previously represented Reunion, over posts Conner allegedly made on a Yahoo! Finance Message Board that Bradley believed defamed him and cast... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/23/2008 - 12:44pm - 0 comments
  • Ganjavi v. Smith
    Date: 08/03/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California, Illinois
    Publication: Forum, Website
    In 2006, Reza Ganjavi, a musician and record producer in the field of classical guitar, filed suit in federal court in California against several named and anonymous Internet posters.  Ganjavi alleged that the individual defendants posted negative comments about him on various... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/23/2008 - 11:22am - 0 comments
  • Lifestyle Lift Holding, Inc. v. Leonard
    Date: 10/19/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Michigan
    Publication: Forum
    In October 2007, Lifestyle Lift Holding, Inc. sued Justin Leonard and his company Leonard Fitness, Inc. for trademark infringement, trademark dilution, and false advertising. Leonard runs the forum website infomercialscams.com, which gives consumers the opportunity to voice their criticisms and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/09/2008 - 1:57pm - 0 comments
  • Phillips v. BoroughVENT.com
    Date: 04/08/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Forum
    BoroughVENT.com, an online forum to discuss the Borough of Gettysburg, PA and surrounding region, and one of its adminstrators, Debra Golden, were the recipients of a complaint filed with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. The complaint, brought by two... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/08/2008 - 12:54pm - 1 comments
  • 2clix v. Wright
    Date: 08/17/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Australia
    Publication: Forum
    In August 2007, 2Clix Australia sued Simon Wright, the founder of Australian broadband discussion forum Whirlpool, for alleged "injurious falsehood." According to 2Clix, Wright permitted anonymous users of the forum to post unmediated comments, and two threads contained "false and malicious" comments... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/02/2008 - 3:00pm - 0 comments
  • Matrixx Initiatives v. Barbary Coast Capital
    Date: 02/11/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    Anonymous users posted negative comments about Matrixx Initiatives on the Yahoo! Finance and Silicon Investor message boards. Matrixx filed a lawsuit against the anonymous "John Doe" posters in an Arizona court alleging defamation and other claims. Matrixx received information from Yahoo! that... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/24/2008 - 7:37pm - 0 comments
  • Higher Balance Institute v. Signs of the Times
    Date: 02/25/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Oregon
    Publication: Forum
    On March 13, 2008, Higher Balance Institute (HBI), which markets metaphysical products and education programs, filed a defamation lawsuit against the alternative news website Signs of the Times and its operators, the Quantum Future Group and Laura Knight-Jadczyk. Only Quantum Future... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/18/2008 - 12:09pm - 0 comments
  • Frisco Fairways Homeowners Association v. Snell
    Date: 02/15/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Forum
    In February 2008, the Frisco Fairways Homeowners Association filed a defamation suit against three homeowners after they posted critical comments about the association on an online community forum. According to the Dallas News, the lawsuit claims that Mr. Snell,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/18/2008 - 12:40pm - 0 comments
  • MediaDefender v. isoHunt.com and GPiO.org
    Date: 09/17/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Arizona, Canada, Norway
    Publication: Forum, Website
    After internal e-mails from MediaDefender, a company that seeks to prevent the "spread of illegally traded copyrighted material over the Internet and Peer-to-Peer networks," were leaked, the company sent takedown notices to a number of sites that posted and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/27/2008 - 5:12pm - 0 comments
  • World Wide Association of Specialty Programs v. PURE, Inc.
    Date: 01/04/2002
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Verdict (defendant)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Utah
    Publication: Forum, Print, Verbal, Website
    World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools ("World Wide") is a Utah corporation that provides referral services, counseling, and recomendations with regard to schools and residential treatment programs for troubled and at-risk teenagers. In January 2002, World Wide sued PURE Foundation,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/19/2008 - 2:48pm - 0 comments
  • Global Royalties v. Xcentric Ventures
    Date: 07/24/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Arizona, Canada
    Publication: Forum
    Global Royalties, Ltd., an international firm that brokers investments in gemstones, sued Xcentric Ventures, Inc., Ed Magedson, and Jane Doe Magedson over three allegedly defamatory posts made by a third party, Spencer Sullivan, on Xcentric's website Ripoff Report. According to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/06/2008 - 4:05pm - 0 comments
  • Lifestyle Lift Holding, Inc. v. Real Self, Inc.
    Date: 01/07/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Michigan
    Publication: Forum
    Lifestyle Lift, Inc. owns the trademark "Lifestyle Lift" for use in connection with cosmetic and plastic surgery procedures. The company licenses this trademark to cosmetic and plastic surgery centers across the country, and doctors perform facelift procedures marketed to the public under... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/04/2008 - 3:16pm - 0 comments
  • Left Behind Games, Inc. v. Gameology
    Date: 09/25/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog, Forum
    Gameology, a video-game-review site, posted some criticisms of "Left Behind: Eternal Forces," a Christian-themed video game. Gameology's posts took issue with the game's atmosphere of faith-based violence and criticized its treatment of women and minorities. Several other blogs and forums,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/04/2008 - 2:09pm - 0 comments
  • Alkateeb v. Does
    Date: 05/13/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Email, Forum
    Naji A. Alkateeb and Deanna R. Wilson-Alkateeb filed a "John Doe" lawsuit in federal district court in New York in May 2005. According to court documents, several anonymous Internet users(using Google and Hushmail email addresses) allegedly postedinsulting comments, threats, and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/28/2008 - 2:59pm - 0 comments
  • Whitney Information Network v. Xcentric Ventures
    Date: 01/27/2004
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Forum
    In January 2004, Whitney Information Network, Inc., a company that provides real estate training programs and seminars, and its CEO Russ Whitney sued Xcentric Ventures, LLC and its founder and managing member, Ed Magedson. Xcentric operates the Ripoff Report website, located at... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/18/2008 - 10:41pm - 0 comments
  • Krinsky v. Doe 6
    Date: 01/01/2006
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Subpoena Quashed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California, Florida
    Publication: Forum
    Lisa Krinsky, the former president, chief operating officer, and chairman of the board of SFBC International, Inc., a Florida company, sued ten anonymous defendants over comments about her posted to a Yahoo! message board. According to court papers, the anonymous forum posters... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/07/2008 - 2:48pm - 0 comments
  • Nam Tai v. Doe
    Date: 01/26/2001
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    Nam Tai Electronics, Inc., a Hong Kong-based electronics company, sued 51 "John Doe" defendants in California state court for libel, trade libel, and violations of California's unfair business practices statute.  The lawsuit revolved around negative comments about Nam Tai posted to a... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/03/2008 - 8:20pm - 0 comments

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