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  • Levitt v. Yelp! Inc.
    Date: 03/12/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    Boris Levitt, owner of Renaissance Furniture Restoration in San Francisco, brought a class action lawsuit against Yelp! Inc. in California state court, alleging violations of California unfair competition law and negligent and intentional misrepresentation. The lawsuit came weeks after other small business... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/30/2010 - 4:32pm - 0 comments
  • Lewandowski v. Lavandeira
    Date: 07/15/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    Jonathan Lewandowski, who apparently operates a celebrity blog under the pseudonym Jonathan Jaxson, filed a lawsuit against Mario Lavandeira, better known as celebrity blogger Perez Hilton, for allegedly mentioning Jaxson in a ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/31/2009 - 4:52pm - 0 comments
  • Lexington Homes v. Siskind
    Date: 03/24/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Website
    Peter Siskind hired Lexington Homes to build a house for him in Hernando County, Florida. The business relationship between Siskind and Lexington deteriorated, and Siskind created a "gripe site" (www.badLexingtonhomesinc.net). The home page of the website stated: "This website... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:58pm - 0 comments
  • Liberty Media Holdings v. John Does
    Date: 05/06/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Other
    Liberty Media Holdings, an adult film company, filed suit on May 6, 2011, against approximately 50 Massachusetts residents for copyright infringement of material allegedly shared over a BitTorrent file transfer protocol. The complaint claims that defendants, through the use of... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/21/2012 - 10:46am - 0 comments
  • Lifestyle Lift Holding, Inc. v. Bowler
    Date: 10/12/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Website
    In October 2007, Lifestyle Lift Holding, Inc. and its sole shareholder, David Kent, sued Jean Bowler in federal court in Michigan. Bowler runs Ageless Beauty, an informational website on various aspects of beauty, cosmetics, and cosmetic surgery. According to the complaint,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/13/2008 - 5:20pm - 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
  • Lifestyle Lift Holding, Inc. v. NBC 10
    Date: 09/26/2006
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Michigan
    Publication: Broadcast, Website
    Lifestyle Lift Holding, Inc. and LL NJ, Inc. are in the business of performing facelifts and other cosmetic surgery. In September 2006, they sued NBC-Subsidiary (WCAU-TV) (a.k.a. NBC 10), NBC Universal and certain of its affiliates, NBC reporter Lu Ann Cahn, and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/09/2008 - 6:04pm - 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
  • Ligonier Ministries v. Vance
    Date: 08/25/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Blog
    Frank Vance wrote about Ligonier Ministries and its president, Timothy Dick, on his blog, Contending for the Truth. Statements on Vance's blog allegedly called into question Mr. Dick's ethics and qualifications for his position at Ligonier Ministries. In August 2006, the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:58pm - 0 comments
  • Lilly v. Rocky Mountain Right
    Date: 07/01/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Colorado
    Publication: Blog
    George Lilly, a Republican candidate for Colorado's First Congressional District, threatened legal action against Anthony Surace's blog, Rocky Mountain Right, unless Surace removed a post where Surace endorsed Lilly's primary opponent and criticized Lilly for being a possible detriment to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/22/2008 - 11:00am - 0 comments
  • Loan Center of California v. Krowne
    Date: 05/08/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Krowne operates The Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter (ml-implode.com, mortgageimplode.com), a Web site that posts information about mortgage lending companies that have gone out of business or are expected to go out of business. On April 18, 2007, Krowne posted an e-mail from an... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 4:16pm - 0 comments
  • Loan Center of California v. Krowne (Email)
    Date: 04/18/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Georgia
    Publication: Blog
    Krowne operates The Mortgage Lender Implode-O-Meter (ml-implode.com, mortgageimplode.com), a Web site that posts information about mortgage lending companies that have gone out of business or are expected to go out of business. On April 18, 2007, Krowne posted an e-mail from an... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/25/2007 - 12:45pm - 0 comments
  • Lochrie v. No Phat Pink Chicks
    Date: 12/01/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Injunction Denied
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    Christy Lochrie is a local journalist and blogger for The Record Searchlight in Redding, California. She authors a blog for the newspaper called "Phat & Pink." Lochrie's former friend Beth Norby created a "local media watch-dog blog" entitled... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/04/2008 - 12:42pm - 0 comments
  • Lonegan v. Brennan
    Date: 05/01/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Forum
    In May of 2007, Steve Lonegan, then Bogota New Jersey mayor, filed a defamation lawsuit against Bill Brennan and former Councilman George Silos for postings on a forum site. According to NorthJersey.com, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Daniel Mecca dismissed... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/27/2009 - 1:37pm - 0 comments
  • Lowe's v. Harkleroad
    Date: 09/19/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Georgia
    Publication: Website
    Allen Harkleroad was dissatisfied with the installation of a fence he purchased from Lowe's. When Lowe's refused to provide further assistance, Harkleroad launched a "gripe" site, Lowes-sucks.com. On the site, Harkleroad posted photos and text detailing his complaints about the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/03/2007 - 11:34am - 0 comments
  • Lucas Nursery & Landscaping v. Grosse
    Date: 08/17/2001
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Michigan
    Publication: Website
    When she was dissatisfied with landscaping work performed at her home by Lucas Nursery & Landscaping, Michelle Grosse registered the domain name, www.lucasnursery.com. Grosse posted photographs of her yard and warned other consumers about doing business with Lucas... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/13/2007 - 6:22pm - 0 comments
  • M.A. v. Village Voice Media, LLC
    Date: 09/16/2010
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Missouri
    Publication: Website
    On September 16, 2010, M.A., a minor, filed suit against Village Voice Media for content posted on Backpage.com, a website that allows users to post classified ads targeted to specific geographic areas. M.A.'s claims were based on the Child Abuse... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/23/2012 - 3:03pm - 0 comments
  • MacDonald v. Paton
    Date: 09/14/1999
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Website
    Elsa Paton operated a website that reported on local affairs in Athol, Massachusetts and the surrounding community. The site functioned as an interactive public forum on issues relating to Athol town governance, including education funding and municipal use of tax dollars. It included information on education reform,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/11/2008 - 9:40pm - 0 comments
  • MagicJack, LP v. Boing Boing
    Date: 03/11/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    In March 2009, MagicJack, LP, the maker of an Internet telephone device and subscription service, sued the parent company of Boing Boing over a blog post by Rob Beschizza criticizing MagicJack's End-User Licensing Agreement (EULA) and various aspects of its... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/23/2010 - 4:34pm - 0 comments
  • Major League Baseball v. Charter Communications Inc.
    Date: 06/03/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Forum
    On June 3, 2010, Major League Baseball filed a petition for a court order requiring Internet service provider Charter Communications Inc. to disclose the names of users who posted "pornographic," and "indecent" material on MLB.com forums, Reuters reports. ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/08/2010 - 11:14pm - 0 comments

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