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  • News America, Inc. v. Google Inc. (Letter)
    Date: 07/08/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    An anonymous blogger posted the entire contents of the New York Post's Page Six column on a blog without advertisements. On July 8, 2005, counsel for News America (the parent company of the Post) sent Google (the parent company of Blogger) a... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:55pm - 0 comments
  • News America, Inc. v. Google Inc. (Subpoena)
    Date: 08/04/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    An anonymous blogger posted the entire contents of the New York Post's Page Six column on a blog without advertisements. On July 8, 2005, counsel for News America (the parent company of the Post) sent Google (the parent company of Blogger) a... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:55pm - 0 comments
  • Nicolazzo v. Yoingco
    Date: 02/26/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Verdict (defendant)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Ohio
    Publication: Website
    After a dispute arose about Flora Nicolazzo's failure to make payments to Dennis Yoingco for the sale of a bulldog, Yoingco allegedly posted "websites and other internet messages and postings defaming [Flora and Robert Nicolazzo], including a copy of her driver's license... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/24/2009 - 7:39pm - 0 comments
  • Nilan v. Valenti
    Date: 06/22/2012
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Injunction Denied
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Blog
    According to a police report, on December 8, 2011, Meredith Nilan, the 24-year-old daughter of the Chief of Probation at Berkshire Superior Court, was involved in a car accident. While driving home from a social gathering, Nilan allegedly... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/26/2012 - 9:53am - 0 comments
  • Noiseux v. Avila
    Date: 06/22/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Connecticut
    Publication: Forum
    In June of 2005, Robert Noiseux sued Donna and Edward Avila, Jennifer Hart, and Raymond Sulich after statements about him appeared on Canterbury Web: Canterbury's Un-Official Town Forum.  According to the complaint, the Avilas owned and operated the website, and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/27/2009 - 12:37pm - 0 comments
  • Nomvuyo Mzamane v. Huffington Post
    Date: 10/03/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Retraction Issued, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Blog
    On October 3, 2008, Nomvuyo Mzamane, the former headmistress of Oprah Winfrey's South African Leadership Academy for Girls, filed a defamation lawsuit in Pennsylvania state court against online news site and group blog The Huffington Post, its owner Ariana Huffington, and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/26/2009 - 4:15pm - 0 comments
  • North Dakota v. Nodland
    Date: 09/17/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: North Dakota
    Publication: Blog
    During a lawsuit brought against North Dakota and the North Dakota's Workforce and Safety Insurance (WSI) by Dr. James Long , the State subpoenaed Chad Nodland, a blogger who maintains NorthDecoder.com. In the lawsuit, Long claimed that he had been unfairly dismissed... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/09/2009 - 4:46pm - 0 comments
  • North Summit Company, et. al v. Edward L. Petersen, et. al.
    Date: 01/27/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Nevada
    Publication: Website
    North Summit Company, LLC has sued Edward L. Petersen for publishing anonymous comments on ApartmentRatings.com. Plaintiffs have submitted no proof that Defendant is the party responsible for the postings, many of which were published as many as five years before Defendant... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/18/2010 - 5:18pm - 0 comments
  • Northland Insurance Companies v. Blaylock
    Date: 02/08/2000
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Injunction Denied, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Minnesota
    Publication: Website
    In February 2000, Northland Insurance Companies (Northland) sued Patrick Blaylock in federal court in Minnesota, claiming trademark infringement, trademark dilutions, and violations of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). The case revolved around Blaylock's registration and operation of gripe sites at ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/25/2008 - 10:34am - 0 comments
  • Novak v. Active Window Productions
    Date: 05/30/2001
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed, Settled (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Email
    Pet shop owner Robert Novak, operator of Petswarehouse.com, sued Active Window Productions ("AWP"), host of the Aquatic Plants Digest ("APD"), a forum and email list for aquatic plant gardeners and hobbyists, and several individuals who criticized Pets Warehouse.  Novak added further claims against the individuals... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/08/2008 - 11:03am - 0 comments
  • Novins v Cannon (Lawsuit)
    Date: 02/13/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Forum
    On February 13, 2009, Charles Novins, a New Jersey attorney, filed a lawsuit on behalf of himself and his law firm, alleging that nine individuals posted defamatory statements about him "in a world-wide forum." Novins attached to his complaint a copy of... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/19/2009 - 4:33pm - 0 comments
  • Novins v. Cannon (Letter)
    Date: 01/30/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Forum
    On January, 30, 2009, Charles Novins, an attorney in New Jersey, sent a letter to Kevin A. Cannon stating that he was planning to file a lawsuit against Cannon, Cannon's employer TSB Bearings, Inc., and several others who were not named, for... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/19/2009 - 4:32pm - 0 comments
  • NXIVM Corp. v. Ross
    Date: 08/06/2003
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Injunction Denied
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    NXIVM provides a course manual for the paid subscribers of its exclusive and expensive seminar training program, "Executive Success." The course manual contains a copyright notice on almost every page and all seminar participants sign non-disclosure agreements, purporting to bar them from... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:58pm - 0 comments
  • NYP Holdings v. Lavandeira
    Date: 05/02/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Blog
    In May 2005, NYP Holdings, Inc., the owner of the New York Post, sued Mario Lavandeira (a.k.a Perez Hilton) for trademark law violations and unfair competition in federal court in New York.  NYP Holdings alleged that Lavandeira's operation of the PageSixSixSix gossip... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/17/2008 - 11:47am - 0 comments
  • O'Malley v. Karkhanis
    Date: 12/21/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    Susan O'Malley, a Kingsborough Community College/City University New York (KCC/CUNY) English professor and faculty union representative, sued KCC/CUNY emeritus professor Sharad Karkhanis in December 2007 for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Karkhanis allegedly published defamatory statements about O'Malley in his... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/25/2008 - 9:35am - 0 comments
  • O'Malley v. Karkhanis (Letter)
    Date: 04/18/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    Kingsborough Community College/City University New York (KCC/CUNY) emeritus professor Sharad Karkhanis allegedly published defamatory statements about Susan O'Malley, a KCC/CUNY English professor and faculty union representative, in his online newsletter, "The Patriot Returns!!" Through her lawyer, O'Malley sent ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/13/2008 - 3:20pm - 0 comments
  • O'Malley v. Liner
    Date: 02/22/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Denial of Access
    Jurisdiction: Maryland
    Publication: Blog
    Blogger Jay Liner of the Baltimore Organ sought a press pass to cover the Maryland state legislature, but was denied. He then filed a lawsuit, claiming that the denial violated his First Amendment rights. Liner, a former Baltimore County Attorney who... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/10/2010 - 1:39pm - 0 comments
  • Obi v. Netcetera
    Date: 01/22/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: United Kingdom
    Publication: Blog
    Dublin-based alternative medicine practitioner Dr. Joseph Chikelue Obi sent a cease-and-desist letter through his "adviser" to Netcetera, the web hosting company for Dr. Andy Lewis (a.k.a Le Canard Noir), who provides skeptical commentary on alternative medicine on his Quackometer blog.... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2008 - 4:36pm - 0 comments
  • Obsidian Finance Group v. Cox
    Date: 01/14/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Verdict (plaintiff)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Oregon
    Publication: Blog
    On January 14, 2011, Obsidian Finance Group, LLC, and Obsidian Senior Principal Kevin Padrick filed a defamation suit in Oregon federal court against blogger Crystal Cox. The complaint alleged that Cox had written a number of false and defamatory statements... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/07/2011 - 1:14pm - 0 comments
  • Ocean Towers Housing v. Stone
    Date: 10/02/2006
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Ocean Towers Housing Corp., the owner of an apartment building in Santa Monica, California filed a defamation lawsuit against one of its tenants Richard Stone, who accused the company of breaching its fiduciary duty to its shareholders.  According to filings in the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/23/2008 - 10:15pm - 0 comments

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