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  • Przydzial v. Alkhateeb
    Date: 08/01/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    In August 2009, photo-sharing site Flickr removed an image from Firas Alkhateeb's photostream in response to a DMCA takedown notice.  The image was a photograph of President Barack Obama from the cover of Time Magazine modified to look like... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/18/2009 - 11:20am - 0 comments
  • Public Engines, Inc. v. ReportSee, Inc.
    Date: 04/09/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Utah
    Publication: Website
    On April 9, 2010, Public Engines, Inc. sued ReportSee, Inc. in federal court claiming breach of contract, hot news misappropriation, interference with contract, false advertising, as well as violations of federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and Utah's Anti-Cyberterrorism Act. Public Engines... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/07/2010 - 10:44am - 0 comments
  • Puntarelli v. Does
    Date: 05/08/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed, Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Indiana
    Publication: Social Network
    Tim Puntarelli, Dean of Roncalli High Scool in Indianapolis, filed a defamation lawsuit against an anonymous Facebook user (or users) who allegedly created a fake profie for him and used it to send inappropriate messages to students.  According to one... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/17/2008 - 3:46pm - 0 comments
  • Purcell v. Ewing
    Date: 09/17/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Forum
    Beginning in September 2006, Oliver Ewing allegedly posted several derogatory comments about Milton Purcell using the alias “prosecute” on various forums, including PennLive.com, which focuses on civic and news information about the central Pennsylvania region, where Purcell lives. According to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/30/2008 - 10:19pm - 0 comments
  • Quest Diagnostics v. Mercola
    Date: 05/29/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Website
    Quest Diagnostics, a medical diagnostic testing company, sued Joseph Mercola, who runs the Natural Health Center along with a couple of related websites, over articles critical of Quest that were allegedly published by Mercola on one... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/21/2009 - 11:02am - 0 comments
  • Quixtar, Inc. v. Does 1-30
    Date: 10/08/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Michigan
    Publication: Blog, Website
    On October 8th, 2007, Quixtar Inc., a sister company of Amway Corp., sued thirty “John Does” for anonymous posts they made on blogs focused on Quixtar including freetheibo.com, theiborebellion.blogspot.com, and quixtarlostmycents.blogspot.com, and for anonymous... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/25/2008 - 5:04pm - 0 comments
  • R.S. v. Minnewaska Area School District No. 2149
    Date: 03/06/2012
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Disciplinary Action
    Jurisdiction: Minnesota
    Publication: Social Network
    On March 6, 2012, R.S., a minor, and R.S.'s mother S.S., filed suit in federal court in Minnesota against Minnewaska Area Middle School, the school district, the county, and a number of school and county employees (including the county Sheriff). All of... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/12/2012 - 12:35pm - 0 comments
  • Raintree Homes v. Silverstein
    Date: 07/10/2001
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Settled (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Website
    In July 2001, real estate developer Raintree Homes, Inc., filed suit against Carl Silverstein alleging trademark infringement and dilution under the Lanham act and common law claims including defamation, unfair competition, and trade libel. The complaint, filed in the United States... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/15/2009 - 6:48pm - 0 comments
  • Rajagopal v. Does
    Date: 10/22/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Virginia
    Publication: Website
    Usha Rajagopal, a plastic surgeon in San Francisco, sued ten John Does for defamation and various business torts in Virginia state court.  The claims stem from reviews of Rajagopal posted by the defendants on Google.com. Rajagopal also subpoenaed Google to determine the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/15/2011 - 5:27pm - 0 comments
  • Rakofsky v. South Florida Sun-Sentinel
    Date: 12/17/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Website
    Pembroke Pines Police Officer Daniel Rakofsky filed a "Complaint for Pure Bill of Discovery" against the publishers of the South Florid Sun-Sentinel newspaper, seeking the identities of several pseudonymous commenters to a Sun-Sentinel article about him.  On November 5, 2009,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/07/2010 - 4:27pm - 0 comments
  • Rakofsky v. The Internet
    Date: 05/11/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Blog, Email, Print
    In March 2011, Joseph Rakofsky represented a defendant in a murder trial in Washington, D.C. According to court filings, on April 1 he withdrew as counsel, leading to a mistrial, at which time the presiding judge made a number of unflattering statements... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/15/2011 - 2:00pm - 0 comments
  • Ramsey v. Harman
    Date: 08/27/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total), Injunction Denied, Injunction Issued
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: North Carolina
    Publication: Blog
    Linda Ramsey and Erin Knox, Ramsey's daughter, sued Cindie Harman for stalking in North Carolina state court after Harman wrote on her blog, Bonifide, that Knox was a "bully" and "the reason kids hate to go to school," according... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/01/2008 - 1:49pm - 2 comments
  • Rapacchiano v. Visceglia
    Date: 01/08/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Default Judgment, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Forum, Social Network
    Patrick Rapacchiano sued Anthony and Felice Visceglia for defamation for publishing critical statements about him on Mr. Visceglia's MySpace page and in an online forum. Rapacchiano sued in New Jersey state court, and the Visceglias failed to answer. The court appears to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/18/2007 - 11:29am - 0 comments
  • Ratingz, Inc. v. Adrian Philip Thomas, P.A.
    Date: 02/22/2012
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    On February 22, 2012, Ratingz, Inc., operator of LawyerRatingz.com, a user-review site for reviewing attorneys, filed a declaratory judgment action in federal court in California. According to Ratingz's complaint and the attached exhibits, the background to the declaratory judgment filing is... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/02/2012 - 11:55am - 0 comments
  • Red Diamond v. Neilson
    Date: 10/01/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Blog
    Note: This is a user-submitted description.  The Red Diamond company is suing a Texas consumer for defamation, libel and business disparagement for the website www.reddiamondteaistoxic.com. A consumer discovered toxic chemicals in a jug of Red Diamond Tea and tried to get a... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/06/2009 - 4:48pm - 0 comments
  • Reit v. Yelp
    Date: 03/04/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Forum
    Glenn Reit, a Manhattan dentist, sued Yelp! and John Doe (Michael S.) for defamation and Yelp! for deceptive acts and practices under New York’s General Business Law § 349 and § 350.  According to his complaint, as of May 2009, Dr.... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/06/2010 - 1:49pm - 0 comments
  • Rejuvenation Strax and Aesthetics Institute v. Durham
    Date: 05/08/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Forum
    Strax Rejuvenation and Aesthetics Institute, a plastic surgery clinic in Lauderhill, Florida, filed a lawsuit in May 2008 against a patient who allegedly posted a defamatory review of her treatment on CitySearch.com. The patient, Marshia Durham, said in news reports that she... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/21/2009 - 5:50pm - 0 comments
  • Religious Technology Center v. Wikileaks
    Date: 03/27/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction:
    Publication: Wiki
    On March 28, 2008, a lawyer for the Religious Technology Center (RTC), the entity that owns copyright in the Church of Scientology's writings and religious materials, sent an email to Wikileaks alleging copyright infringement. The email... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/14/2008 - 4:43pm - 0 comments
  • Remove Your Content v. Does
    Date: 03/02/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Blog, Email, Forum
    Remove Your Content LLC, which bills itself as a "targeted adult content removal service," filed suit in federal district court in Texas against 20 unnamed defendants for defamation, business disparagement, tortious interference, assault, and trademark infringement. Remove Your Content's claims... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/03/2009 - 5:35pm - 0 comments
  • Reunion Industries v. Doe
    Date: 04/04/2006
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Subpoena Quashed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Forum
    Reunion Industries sued three pseudonymous posters on a Yahoo! finance bulletin board for trade libel after they criticized the company and claimed it was in dire financial straits. After filing its complaint in Pennsylvania state court in April 2006, Reunion subpoenaed... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/11/2008 - 3:19pm - 0 comments

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