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  • GateHouse Media v. New York Times Company
    Date: 12/22/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Website
    GateHouse Media, which operates more than 375 newspapers (in New England and elsewhere) and associated websites, filed a lawsuit against the New York Times Company in U.S. District Court in Massachussets, claiming, among other things, that... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/23/2008 - 5:11pm - 0 comments
  • GateHouse Media v. That's Great News
    Date: 06/30/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Other
    On June 30, 2010, GateHouse Media, Inc., a publisher of local newspapers around the country, sued That's Great News, LLC (TGN), in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint alleged breach... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/05/2010 - 2:27pm - 0 comments
  • Gatelli v. Does
    Date: 05/25/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced, Subpoena Quashed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Forum
    Joseph Pilchesky, operator of the website Doherty Deceit, sued Judy Gatelli, the President of the Scranton, Pennsylvania City Council, for defamation after she canceled a city council meeting in response to what she called threats of violence posted on the website.  Gatelli filed a... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/10/2008 - 5:58pm - 0 comments
  • Gatto v. Capeci
    Date: 01/29/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Other
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    On January 29, 2008, Domenic Gatto and Atlantic Express Transportation Corp. filed a special proceeding in New York Supreme Court, Richmond County, seeking permission to file a sealed lawsuit for defamatioin against Jerry Capeci. Capeci, a former organized crime reporter with The... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/11/2008 - 4:32pm - 0 comments
  • Geller v. Sapient (Letter)
    Date: 10/02/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Brian Sapient, a member of the "Rational Response Squad," a group which seeks to debunk what it considers irrational beliefs, posted a video on YouTube from the NOVA television program "Secrets of the Psychics," in which magician James Randi challenges the performance... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/22/2008 - 10:49am - 0 comments
  • Generex v. TheStreet.com
    Date: 04/06/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    On April 6, 2010, Generex, a biotechnology company, filed a lawsuit in state court against TheStreet.com, a financial news website, and Adam Feuerstein, a senior columnist, for statements published on the website's Biotech Stock Mailbag about the company. Generex has been in... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/18/2010 - 11:56am - 0 comments
  • Gentle Wind Project v. Garvey
    Date: 05/18/2004
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total), Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Maine
    Publication: Website
    The Gentle Wind Project ("GWP") was a "spiritual-healing" group that produced and distributed what it characterized as "healing instruments" based on designs communicated from "the spirit world." Husband and wife, James Bergin and Judy Garvey, left the group and started a web... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:58pm - 0 comments
  • George Logan v. Fred Ross
    Date: 01/07/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Print, Website
    In January 2010, George Logan, City Attorney for Patterson, California, filed a lawsuit against John Doe defendants individually and collectively referring to themselves as "Fred Ross" over statements appearing on the Patterson IrriTator website and in comments posted... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/08/2010 - 1:51pm - 0 comments
  • George S. May International v. Xcentric Ventures
    Date: 09/15/2004
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Injunction Issued, Material Removed, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Forum
    In September 2004, management consulting firm George S. May International Company (GSMIC) filed a  lawsuit against Ripoff Report, a consumer review website.  GSMIC's complaint included claims for defamation, "false descriptions and representations" in violation of the Lanham Act, trade libel,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/21/2008 - 11:10am - 0 comments
  • Georgia Community Support and Solutions v. Berryhill (Correspondence)
    Date: 01/01/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Georgia
    Publication: Email, Website
    Georgia Community Support and Solutions, Inc. (GCSS), a non-profit organization that provides assistance to disabled adults and their families, sent a cease-and-desist letter to Shirley Berryhill, a mother who made critical comments about GCSS in a web posting and in emails to employees of... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/11/2008 - 1:06pm - 0 comments
  • Georgia Community Support and Solutions v. Berryhill (Lawsuit)
    Date: 02/08/2005
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Georgia
    Publication: Email, Website
    On February 8th, 2005, Georgia Community Support and Solutions (GCSS), a non-profit organization that provides assistance to disabled adults and their families, filed a lawsuit against Shirley Berryhill for defamation and tortious interference with business relations over statements she made... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/11/2008 - 1:05pm - 0 comments
  • Gibson v. Craigslist
    Date: 09/04/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    New York City store owner Calvin Gibson sued craiglist, Inc. after a gunman shot him with a handgun allegedly purchased on craigslist. Gibson's lawsuit reportedly claims that neighbor Jesus Ortiz told police he had shot Gibson and that he had... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/18/2009 - 11:00am - 0 comments
  • Gilchrist v. Young
    Date: 04/16/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    In April 2008, Jim Gilchrist, an immigration enforcement activist and founder of the Minuteman Project, filed a lawsuit against Brook Young of Immigration Watchdog, Chelene Nightingale of Save Our State, Barbara Coe of California... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/24/2008 - 2:13pm - 0 comments
  • Gilding v. Carr
    Date: 09/11/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Arizona
    Publication: Blog
    John Carr is the former past president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA). Carr operates a blog, The Main Bang, on which he often criticizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). In two blog posts in July 2007, Carr... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/04/2008 - 12:54pm - 3 comments
  • Gillam v. Klein
    Date: 04/11/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Blog
    Tom Gillam, a Justice of the Peace in Texas, sued blogger and talkshow host Philip Klein for defamation stemming from statements Klein made on his blog, the Southeast Texas Political Review. Gillam also sued Klein Investments Inc., Klein's company, Fox... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/27/2008 - 6:01pm - 0 comments
  • Gillespie v. Marlowe
    Date: 09/16/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Default Judgment, Dismissed (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Ohio
    Publication: Forum
    George Gillespie of Ohio filed suit on September 16, 2005 against two chat room users who allegedly humiliated him in AOL chat discussions.  The defendants, Bob Charpentier and Mike Marlowe, lived in Oregon and Alabama respectively at... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/06/2009 - 4:59pm - 0 comments
  • Gingrich v. The Truth About EFCA.Org
    Date: 05/13/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California, Canada
    Publication: Micro-blog, Website
    Counsel for Newt Gingrich, Saul Anuzis, and American Solutions for Winning the Future sent a cease-and-desist letter to The Truth About EFCA.org, a website advocating in favor of enacting the proposed Employee... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/22/2009 - 11:12am - 0 comments
  • Giordano v. Romeo
    Date: 09/17/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Website
    John Giordano, president of a Florida-based addiction treatment company, filed suit (individually and on behalf of his company) against Donna Romeo over a posting on consumer-reporting website Ripoff Report. The post describes the treatment facility's conditions in harsh terms, and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/12/2011 - 5:35pm - 0 comments
  • Glass v. Doe d/b/a pogowasright.org
    Date: 07/30/2009
    Status:
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog, Forum
    Jane Doe, an anonymous blogger and author of the website Pogo Was Right: Privacy News from Around the World, filed suit in the Central District of California against Lillian Glass, Ph.D. The lawsuit seeks a declaratory judgment that (1) Doe is protected... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/14/2009 - 3:28pm - 0 comments
  • Global Direct Sales, LLC v. Krowne
    Date: 09/19/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Maryland
    Publication: Website
    Global Direct Sales, LLC, its principals Ryan Hill and Christopher Russell, and the Penobscot Indian Nation sued Aaron Krowne, Krista Railey, Implode-Explode Heavy Industries, Inc. (IEHI), Krowne Concepts, Inc. (KCI), and others after Krowne's mortgage watchdog website, The Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/29/2008 - 11:59am - 0 comments

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