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  • Mesa Airlines v. Uslan
    Date: 01/24/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Arizona
    Publication: Blog
    Mesa Airlines, which operates go! airline serving the Hawaiian islands, sued Mike Uslan, a pilot employed by rival Aloha Airlines, over postings Uslan allegedly made on the Dont Fly Go Airlines website, a blog that was critical of go!  The... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/15/2008 - 3:58pm - 0 comments
  • Metallica v. The Quietus
    Date: 06/01/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
    Publication: Blog, Website
    Representatives of rock band Metallica demanded that websites and blogs take down reviews of unreleased songs from the band's forthcoming album. The band's management had played six songs from the album for a group of U.K. music journalists and bloggers, including writers... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/13/2008 - 10:17am - 0 comments
  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority v. Schoenfeld
    Date: 08/01/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Connecticut
    Publication: Website
    The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs the Metronorth commuter rail services to New York City's northern suburbs, contacted Chris Schoenfeld demanding licensing payments for use of its schedules on his website, www.stationstops.com, and in his StationStops iPhone application, which both feature departure... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/02/2009 - 11:09am - 0 comments
  • Miami Herald v. Bill Cooke d.b.a. Random Pixels
    Date: 08/20/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Blog
    On August 20, 2009, counsel for the Miami Herald sent a cease and desist letter to Bill Cooke, the blogger behind Random Pixels, accusing him of copyright infringement.  The Herald alleged that Random Pixels was reproducing entire articles and ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/23/2009 - 11:58am - 0 comments
  • Michael Crook v. BoingBoing
    Date: 11/01/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Canada
    Publication: Blog
    In November 2006, BoingBoing reported that its Canadian-based ISP received a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown notice from Michael Crook requesting that BoingBoing remove a screengrab of him from a Fox News channel program "Hannity and Colmes"... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/18/2008 - 2:20pm - 0 comments
  • Michael Mann v No Cap and Trade, Minnesotans for Global Warming
    Date: 03/08/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Minnesota
    Publication: Website
    The following is a user-submitted description: Michael Mann, one of the central figures in the recent climate-data scandal, is best known for his "hockey stick graph," which was the key visual aid in explaining how the world is warming at an alarming... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/26/2010 - 8:00pm - 0 comments
  • Milo v. Martin
    Date: 01/01/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Website
    Walter Milo and Anthony Shelton sued Guy Martin, Bill Cochran, Melvin Douglas, and Sandy Martin, the editors and coordinator of The Conroe Watchdog (collectively "The Watchdog"), a website that describes itself as providing "[t]he unfiltered truth about Conroe politics and your tax... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/11/2010 - 9:24am - 0 comments
  • Milwaukee Police Dept. v. Clint Fillinger
    Date: 09/21/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
    Publication: Broadcast
    On September 21, 2011, Clint Fillinger, a photojournalist, was arrested for resisting and obstructing an officer after police confronted Fillinger while he was attempting to film at the scene of a house firm in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Fillinger, a 68-year-old journalist with 45... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/06/2011 - 4:52pm - 0 comments
  • Milwaukee Police Dept. v. Kristyna Wentz-Graff
    Date: 11/02/2011
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
    Publication:
    Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel photographer Kristyna Wentz-Graff was arrested by Milwaukee police while Wentz-Graff was photographing a protest by University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students at the school's campus on Nov. 2, 2011. Wentz-Graff, a three-time Wisconsin "Photographer of the Year," was later released... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/07/2011 - 4:31pm - 0 comments
  • Miranda v. Sykes
    Date: 01/03/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
    Publication: Blog
    Charlie Sykes, a talk radio host and blogger for WTMJ-AM(620) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, wrote an essay on his blog that criticized Robert Miranda, editor of the Spanish Journal. According to press accounts of the dispute, Sykes alleged that... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/26/2007 - 2:54pm - 0 comments
  • Miss Universe v. National Organization for Marriage
    Date: 05/04/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Broadcast, Micro-blog, Social Network, Website
    On May 4, 2009, counsel for Miss Universe L.P., LLP ("MUO") sent a cease-and-desist letter to the National Organization for Marriage ("NOM") complaining about an advocacy ad entitled "No Offense," which incorporates excerpts from... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/06/2009 - 2:48pm - 0 comments
  • Mitan v. Davis
    Date: 02/20/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Kentucky
    Publication: Print, Website
    On February 20th, 2008, the Mitans filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky against eight individuals located throughout the U.S. and Vitramax Group, Inc., alleging libel and slander.  The Mitans' complaint claims that Emory and Carol... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/27/2009 - 4:30pm - 0 comments
  • Mitchell v. Noel
    Date: 08/02/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Grenada
    Publication: Website
    According to an August 6, 2007 article in the iPinions Journal, Dr. Keith Claudius Mitchell, the Prime Minister of Grenada is suing Lloyd Noel, a political columnist at Caribbean Net News and former Attorney General of Grenada, and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/07/2008 - 3:24pm - 0 comments
  • Mitchell v. Trummel
    Date: 03/01/2001
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Injunction Denied, Injunction Issued, Material Removed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Washington
    Publication: Print, Verbal, Website
    Stephen Mitchell, the administrator of Council House, Inc., a nonprofit housing complex for low-income senior citizens in Seattle, sought a restraining order against Council House resident Paul Trummel in 2001 after Trummel allegedly verbally accosted staff and residents, disrupted meetings, posted his... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/19/2008 - 12:27pm - 0 comments
  • Mobilisa v. Doe
    Date: 08/08/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total), Subpoena Quashed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Washington, Arizona
    Publication: Email
    In mid-2005, Mobilisa, Inc., a Washington company that provides wireless and mobile communication systems to government and military clients, filed a John Doe lawsuit in state court in Washington. According to a court opinion in related litigation in Arizona, the dispute arose... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/28/2007 - 10:07am - 0 comments
  • MonaVie v. Lazy Man and Money
    Date: 08/01/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    In August and September of 2009, MonaVie LLC sent two cease-and-desist letters to Lazy Man and Money, a personal finance blog authored by Corey Whitlaw.  MonaVie produces, markets and distributes "MonaVie" juices, açai berry drinks that are rich in antioxidants. MonaVie... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/28/2009 - 2:24pm - 0 comments
  • Monex Deposit Co. v. Gilliam
    Date: 03/04/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Injunction Issued, Material Removed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum, Website
    On March 4, 2009, Monex Deposit Company and Monex Credit Company (collectively "Monex"), two companies in the precious metals business, filed a lawsuit suit against Jason Gilliam, Richard Gilliam, and Steven Bowman for publishing allegedly defamatory statements on the website MonexFRAUD.com and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/07/2009 - 11:18am - 0 comments
  • Monsarrat v. Filcman
    Date: 04/30/2013
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Website
    On February 4, 2013, Jonathan Graves Monsarrat filed a complaint in the Superior Court Department of Middlesex County, Massachusetts against defendants Deb Filcman, Ron Newman, and John and Jane Does 1-100. The complaint alleges that the defendants posted defamatory comments... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/12/2013 - 9:47am - 0 comments
  • Montana Holdings v. Doe
    Date: 07/31/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total), Subpoena Quashed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Arizona
    Publication: Website
    Montana Holdings, a resort developer located in the Bahamas, filed a John Doe lawsuit in Arizona state court against the anonymous operator of the website www.resortbuyerbeware.com. The website allegedly contained false and defamatory statements about a Montana Holdings resort project and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/12/2008 - 2:03pm - 0 comments
  • Moore v. Allen
    Date: 06/26/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Directed Verdict/Judgment Notwithstanding Verdict (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Minnesota
    Publication: Blog
    Former University of Minnesota employee Jerry Moore filed a lawsuit in June 2009 against blogger John Hoff, online commenter Don Allen, and five anonymous commenters who Moore says published intentionally defamatory content in order to get him fired. The lawsuit was filed... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/05/2009 - 6:01pm - 0 comments

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