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  • Nationwide v. Belo Corp.
    Date: 07/28/2004
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Print, Website
    On July 29, 2003, the Dallas Morning News published in print and on its website an allegedly defamatory article by financial writer Scott Burns about an accelerated mortgage program offered by Nationwide Bi-Weekly Administration, a company that provides mortgage payment services for... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/16/2008 - 2:40pm - 1 comments
  • NCAA v. Bennett
    Date: 06/10/2007
    Status:
    Disposition:
    Type: Denial of Access
    Jurisdiction: Kentucky
    Publication: Blog
    Brian Bennett, a blogger and reporter for the Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper, had his media credentials revoked for blogging during a live NCAA baseball final game. The NCAA said that Bennett was in violation of its policy banning live internet updates during champtionship... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:59pm - 0 comments
  • Nemet v. ConsumerAffairs.com
    Date: 03/17/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Virginia
    Publication: Website
    Nemet Chevrolet and its owner Tom Nemet filed a lawsuit against ConsumerAffairs.com, a consumer ratings site run by former reporter James Hood, for publishing user complaints against his company. Nemet claims the postings published on the site constitute defamation, tortious interference... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/24/2008 - 3:56pm - 0 comments
  • Ness v. Rondberg
    Date: 03/19/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Injunction Issued, Material Removed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Peri Ness, the founder of Synergy Yoga, filed a lawsuit in California state court against Terry Rondberg, a former student of Synergy Yoga, and Michelle DePalma, a former teacher there, after they created TruthAboutSynergyYoga.com.  According to an appellate decision... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/25/2009 - 11:27am - 0 comments
  • Neuwirth v. Silverstein
    Date: 06/29/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog, Email
    In June 2007, Rachel Neuwirth, a journalist and political commentator who espouses strongly pro-Israel views, sued Washington-state blogger Richard Silverstein and university professor Joel Beinin for libel in a California state court. On November 27, 2007, the court... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/02/2007 - 12:32pm - 0 comments
  • Nevyas v. Morgan
    Date: 11/07/2003
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Injunction Denied, Injunction Issued, Material Removed, Material Reinstated
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Website
    The plaintiffs, Nevyas, Nevyas-Wallace, and Nevyas Eye Associates, brought suit in November 2003 for damages and injunctive relief for defamation and breach of contract for statements about their LASIK eye surgery practice posted online by a former patient, Dominic Morgan. A motion... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/07/2009 - 11:23am - 0 comments
  • Nevyas v. Morgan II (Federal Lawsuit)
    Date: 01/29/2004
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Website
    The plaintiffs, Drs. Nevyas and Nevyas-Wallace and Nevyas Eye Associates, brought suit in federal court in 2004 for damages and injunctive relief for violations of the Lanham Act, defamation, and breach of contract for statements about their LASIK eye surgery practice posted... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/07/2009 - 2:02pm - 0 comments
  • Nevyas v. Morgan III (UDRP Action)
    Date: 07/01/2010
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction:
    Publication:
    On July 1, 2010, Drs. Herbert Nevyas and Dr. Anita Nevyas-Wallace, two Pennsylvania LASIK surgeons, filed requests for arbitration under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy ("UDRP") with the National Arbitration Forum ("NAF"), seeking the transfer of the domain names NevyasLasik.com, HerbertNevyasLasik.com, and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/05/2010 - 4:15pm - 0 comments
  • New Jersey v. Jane Doe
    Date: 03/01/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Social Network
    In late March 2009, the Passaic County Sheriff's office arrested a 14-year-old New Jersey girl and charged her with possession and distribution of child pornography after she posted nearly 30 nude photos of herself on MySpace.com.  This case has has received substantial... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/21/2009 - 6:42pm - 0 comments
  • New School of Orlando Preparatory v. McSween (Letters)
    Date: 09/06/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Blog
    On September 6, 2007, counsel for New School of Orlando Preparatory, an Orlando private school, sent a cease-and-desist letter to Sonjia McSween, the parent of a former student. The letter claimed that statements appearing on McSween's blog, "Say NO to New School... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/20/2007 - 2:45pm - 0 comments
  • New School of Orlando v. McSween
    Date: 10/26/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Blog, Email, Social Network
    On October 26, 2007, the New School of Orlando sued Sonjia McSween, the parent of a former student, in Florida state court, asserting claims of libel, slander, and tortious interference with business relations. According to the New School's complaint, McSween... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/20/2007 - 5:58pm - 0 comments
  • New York County v. Twitter, Inc. (subpoena)
    Date: 01/26/2012
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Micro-blog
    Malcolm Harris is one of hundreds of protesters charged with disorderly conduct after the Occupy Wall Street protest march across the Brooklyn Bridge in October 2011. In the course of this investigation, on January 26, 2012, the New York County District Attorney... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/09/2012 - 9:30am - 0 comments
  • New York Times v. Newser
    Date: 02/01/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Website
    On February 25, 2009, Michael Wolff, founder of Newser, blogged that Newser had recently received a letter from the New York Times requesting that it stop using the Times' "T" logo.  Newser is a news aggregator and curator... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/11/2009 - 4:07pm - 0 comments
  • New York Times v. Republican Governors Association
    Date: 06/17/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction:
    Publication: Website
    A lawyer for the The New York Times has sent a cease and desist letter to the Republican Governors Association that takes issue with the layout, name and typefaces of a satirical RGA website, which the Times says is "clearly intended to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/24/2009 - 12:13pm - 0 comments
  • New York v. Burgoyne
    Date: 01/01/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Convicted, Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Forum
    Cindy Burgoyne pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor after posting confidential information about grand jury proceedings on discussion forum on the Times Herald-Record's website, using the pseudonym "Nancy Drew." Burgoyne had served on the grand jury investigating the death of a suspect... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/02/2009 - 1:52pm - 0 comments
  • New York v. Sherwood
    Date: 04/17/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Print, Website
    Ontario County District Attorney R. Michael Tantillo subpoenaed Canandaigua Messenger Post reporter Julie Sherwood to testify at the DWI trial of Canandaigua Town Supervisor Lloyd Kinnear — the second such subpoena in the case. Attorney Michael J. Grygiel, a partner with... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/26/2009 - 1:23pm - 0 comments
  • New York v. The (Chester) Chronicle
    Date: 10/01/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Quashed
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    In October 2009, an Orange County grand jury subpoenaed The (Chester) Chronicle for information about the identities of two anonymous posters to its website. The comments in question related to the controversial tenure of Helen Anne Livingston, the Chester schools... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/23/2010 - 5:06pm - 0 comments
  • New York v. The Journal News
    Date: 04/14/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    On April 14, 2008, the Rockland County District Attorney's Office issued a grand jury subpoena to The Journal News, a daily newspaper distributed in New York and Southern Connecticut that operates LoHud.com, a website providing an... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/30/2008 - 2:46pm - 0 comments
  • New York v. Tsabar
    Date: 01/23/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Blog
    Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson issued a grand jury subpoena to New York political blog Room Eight seeking identifying information for several anonymous bloggers and commentors. The subpoena ordered Room Eight operators Gur Tsabar and Ben Smith not to disclose... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/17/2008 - 4:48pm - 0 comments
  • Newport Television, LLC v. Free Press
    Date: 07/01/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
    Publication: Website
    Non-profit media reform organization Free Press recently created a brief video related to its "Change the Channels" campaign, a campaign to resist what it calls the "covert consolidation" of media companies. The video included a critique of Jacksonville,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/14/2011 - 8:32am - 0 comments

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