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  • 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
  • Manchanda Law Offices v. Xcentric Ventures
    Date: 07/25/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Forum
    In July 2007, Manchanda Law Offices, PLLC and attorney Rahul Manchanda (collectively "Manchanda") sued Xcentric Ventures over negative "rip-off reports" about the firm published on the Ripoff Report website, which provides a forum in which consumers may accuse companies and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/26/2008 - 5:03pm - 0 comments
  • Manhattan 10021 LLC v. Maloney
    Date: 09/28/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Injunction Denied
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    Todd Layne Cleaners of Manhattan sued Evan Maloney after he posted flyers near the store and created a gripe site at toddlaynecleanerssucks.com. On the flyers and website, Maloney allegedly stated that the dry cleaner "sucks" and "is overpriced." The complaint,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/01/2007 - 11:12am - 0 comments
  • Maricopa County v. Phoenix New Times
    Date: 07/01/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Criminal Investigation
    Jurisdiction: Arizona
    Publication: Website
    Starting in 2004, the Phoenix New Times published a number of articles critical of Maricopa County Sheriff, Joe Arpaio. In one article published on its website in 2004, the newspaper disclosed Arpaio's home address as part of a story raising questions about... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/24/2007 - 7:12pm - 0 comments
  • Marlboro Community Players v. John Does
    Date: 01/01/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Forum
    New Jersey theater group the Marlboro Community Players filed a defamation suit against 11 John Doe defendants over comments posted on NJ.com's Theater Forum. The Marlboro Players allege that the posters criticized the group with the intent to humiliate and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/07/2008 - 10:08pm - 0 comments
  • Marshals v. ahowardmatz.com
    Date: 07/09/2010
    Status:
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    The nature of the threat is a secret, known only to judge A. Howard Matz and Agent Smith.The complaint was on July 9, 2010. The site was removed on or about October 7, 2010. ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/18/2010 - 12:33am - 0 comments
  • Martin v. Langlois
    Date: 06/01/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Injunction Issued, Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
    Publication: Social Network
    Michelle Langlois, whose brother is embroiled in a pending child custody case with his ex-wife, posted information and commentary about her brother's case to her Facebook account.  Tracey Martin, the ex-wife, filed a "domestic abuse" petition in Kent County Family Court against Langlois, claiming... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/30/2009 - 2:07pm - 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
  • Mason v. Grey
    Date: 01/10/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Social Network
    Tedd W. Mason, a high school football player, filed a lawsuit against his teammate and MySpace.com user, Matthew Grey, for battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, public disclosure of private facts, invasion of privacy, false light, and defamation.  Grey allegedly... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/03/2009 - 4:28pm - 0 comments
  • Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority v. Anderson
    Date: 08/08/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Injunction Denied, Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Forum, Print, Website, Other
    According to the complaint, Zack Anderson, RJ Ryan, and Alessandro Chiesa were undergraduate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The students claimed to have discovered a vulnerability in the "CharlieCard" and "CharlieTicket" automated fare collection systems used by... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/13/2014 - 3:50pm - 0 comments
  • Massachusetts State Police v. Jean
    Date: 02/14/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Website
    Mary Jean is the operator of Conte2006.com, which describes itself as being "designed for the sole purpose of stopping the re-election of [Worchester, MA] District Attorney John J. Conte." Jean posted a video to the site that showed state police engaging in... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/29/2007 - 9:50pm - 0 comments
  • Massachusetts v. D'Ambrosio
    Date: 05/01/2013
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Social Network, Other
    The plaintiff, an 18-year old who aspires to be a rapper, posted lyrics on his Facebook page referencing the Boston Marathon bombings two weeks after the bombings occurred. D'Ambrosio also posted that the White House was a "federal house of horror." While... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/29/2013 - 5:01pm - 0 comments
  • Massachusetts v. Lowney
    Date: 12/01/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Verdict (plaintiff)
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Website
    Peter Lowney, a political activist from Newton, Massachusetts, was convicted in December 2007 of violating the Massachusetts wiretapping statute (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 272, § 99) and sentenced to six months probation and fined $500. The criminal case arose out of Lowney's concealed... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/12/2007 - 12:38pm - 0 comments
  • Massachusetts v. Peyton
    Date: 12/01/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication:
    In December 2007, Massachusetts authorities charged documentary filmmaker and citizen journalist Emily Peyton with violating Massachusetts wiretapping law after she videoptaped police arresting an antiwar protester in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The ACLU represented Ms. Peyton, and the charges against her were... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/19/2010 - 6:21pm - 1 comments
  • Massachusetts v. Portnoy
    Date: 08/12/2011
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Police Activity
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Blog
    David Portnoy runs a sports and humor blog entitled Barstool Sports, which the Boston Globe calls a "popular and controversial" website. Late in the week of August 8, 2011, Portnoy posted a picture of toddler child Benjamin Brady,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/31/2011 - 12:28pm - 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
  • Matrixx Initiatives v. John Doe
    Date: 12/12/2002
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Arizona
    Publication: Forum
    Pharmaceutical company Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. sued several named and anonymous Internet users in Arizone state court over negative posts about the company on the Yahoo! Finance and Silicon Investor message boards.  Although the court filings for the case... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/05/2008 - 5:10pm - 0 comments
  • Matrixx Initiatives v. Mulligan
    Date: 08/26/2004
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced, Withdrawn
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: Maryland
    Publication: Website
    Matrixx Initiatives filed a lawsuit in Arizona state court against anonymous posters who allegedly defamed the company on the Yahoo! Finance and Silicon Investor message boards. During that case and with the permission of the Arizona court, Matrixx obtained a subpoena in Maryland... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/26/2008 - 3:30pm - 0 comments
  • Matteo v. Rubin
    Date: 05/07/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Website
    Professional photographer Steven Matteo sued Howard Rubin for defamation, copyright infringement, false light invasion of privacy, and interference with prospective economic advantage in Illinois federal court after Rubin posted criticism online of Matteo's photographs of the wedding of Rubin's daughter.  Rubin allegedly... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/13/2008 - 4:26pm - 0 comments
  • Maxon v. Ottawa Publishing Company
    Date: 09/08/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Website
    Donald and Janet Maxon served a pre-litigation petition for discovery on Ottawa Publishing Company, the operator of mywebtimes.com, a website for The Times, a local newspaper based in Ottawa, IL.  The Maxons sought to force The Times to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/20/2008 - 4:04pm - 0 comments

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