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  • Revell v. Lidov
    Date: 06/12/2000
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Forum, Print
    Oliver "Buck" Revell, former associate deputy director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, filed a defamation lawsuit against medical professor Hart G.W. Lidov and Columbia University after Lidov wrote and posted an article critizing Revell on the Columbia Journalism Review's... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/05/2008 - 4:38pm - 0 comments
  • Reynolds v. Falk (lawsuit)
    Date: 02/16/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: North Dakota
    Publication: Website
    Edward Falk operates a spam watchdog website. On his website, Falk indicated that Jerry Reynolds was associated with a number of spamming companies and pornographic websites. Falk also allegedly stated that Reynolds engaged in a pyramid scam and other illegal or dishonest... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:58pm - 0 comments
  • Reynolds v. Falk (Letters)
    Date: 08/25/2004
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Edward Falk operates a spam watchdog website, the "Spam Tracking Page." On the website, Falk indicated that Jerry Reynolds was associated with a number of spamming companies and pornographic websites. On August 24, 2004, Reynolds's lawyer sent Falk a cease-and-desist letter, threatening... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/25/2007 - 8:00pm - 0 comments
  • Rhode Island Family Court v. Grant
    Date: 08/17/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Other
    Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
    Publication: Blog
    Anne Grant maintains a blog, The Custody Scam, where she "writes about official actions that endanger children and parents trying to protect them." Grant used the blog to write about a child custody case involving minors "Sara Doe" and "Mary Doe"... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/22/2008 - 10:33am - 0 comments
  • Riches v. Lavandeira
    Date: 10/15/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Wyoming
    Publication: Blog
    In October 2007, Jonathan Lee Riches, a federal inmate incarcerated in South Carolina, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Wyoming against celebrity blogger Mario Lavandeira. Riches has gained notoriety for bringing bizarre lawsuits (The Smoking Gun has coverage here... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/15/2008 - 2:15pm - 0 comments
  • Ricobene v. JP Morgan Chase
    Date: 04/13/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Social Network
    James Ricobene filed suit against JP Morgan Chase and collection agency Universal Tracing Services (UTS) after a UTS employee allegedly posted a message on Ricobene's daughter's MySpace page threatening legal action if he did not surrender his 2007 Mercedes GL450, which he... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/01/2009 - 6:08pm - 0 comments
  • Riddle v. Myers
    Date: 01/07/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Ohio
    Publication: Website
    Steven Riddle, the principal of Leverette Junior High School, filed a defamation lawsuit against Chris Myers, the operator of SwampBubbles, a website that describes itself as " a user centered site dedicated to breaking news and political discussion of Toledo and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/27/2008 - 1:31am - 2 comments
  • Righthaven LLC v. BuzzFeed, Inc.
    Date: 03/30/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Colorado
    Publication: Website
    Righthaven LLC, a Las Vegas company, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado against BuzzFeed, Inc. (the operator of an internet news website), Jonah Peretti (the founder and CEO of BuzzFeed and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/15/2011 - 11:00am - 0 comments
  • Righthaven LLC v. Democratic Underground
    Date: 08/10/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Nevada
    Publication: Forum
    On August 10, 2010, Righthaven LLC, a Las Vegas company associated with Las Vegas Review-Journal owner Stephens Media LLC, filed a copyright infringement... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/28/2010 - 3:39pm - 0 comments
  • Righthaven LLC v. Farnham
    Date: 04/14/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Nevada
    Publication: Website
    Righthaven LLC, a Las Vegas company associated with Las Vegas Review-Journal owner Stephens Media LLC, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Matt... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/07/2010 - 9:36am - 0 comments
  • Righthaven LLC v. Hoehn
    Date: 01/11/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Nevada
    Publication: Forum
    Righthaven LLC, a Las Vegas company associated with Las Vegas Review-Journal owner Stephens Media LLC, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Wayne Hoehn.  Righthaven alleged that Hoehn copied an article from the Las Vegas Review-Journal without permission and posted it... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/08/2011 - 1:47pm - 0 comments
  • Righthaven LLC v. Hyatt
    Date: 10/06/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Nevada
    Publication: Blog
    Righthaven LLC, a Las Vegas company associated with Las Vegas Review-Journal owner Stephens Media LLC, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Bill Hyatt, a New York blogger.  Righthaven alleged that Hyatt copied an article from the Las Vegas Review-Journal without permission... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/24/2011 - 11:48am - 0 comments
  • Righthaven LLC v. MoneyReign, Inc.
    Date: 03/13/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Nevada
    Publication: Website
    Righthaven LLC, a Las Vegas company associated with Las Vegas Review-Journal owner Stephens Media LLC, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against MoneyReign,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/24/2010 - 1:32pm - 0 comments
  • Righthaven LLC v. NORML
    Date: 03/15/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Nevada
    Publication: Website
    Righthaven LLC, a Las Vegas company associated with Las Vegas Review-Journal owner Stephens Media LLC, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) on March 15, 2010.  The complaint,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/24/2010 - 11:49am - 0 comments
  • Righthaven LLC v. PLAN
    Date: 05/04/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Nevada
    Publication: Website
    Righthaven LLC, a Las Vegas company that is the assignee of copyrights in certain articles that first appeared in the Las Vegas Review-Journal and that is affiliated with the Review-Journal's owner Stephens Media LLC, filed a copyright infringement... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/07/2010 - 12:22pm - 0 comments
  • Righthaven LLC v. Sumner
    Date: 01/27/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Colorado
    Publication: Website
    Righthaven LLC, a Las Vegas company associated with Las Vegas Review-Journal owner Stephens Media LLC, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against William Sumner and DailyKix.com.  Righthaven alleged that Sumner used a photo copied from the Denver Post without permission on... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/06/2011 - 10:53am - 0 comments
  • Righthaven LLC v. Vote For The Worst, LLC
    Date: 06/28/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Nevada
    Publication: Forum
    On June 28, 2010, Righthaven LLC, a Las Vegas company associated with Las Vegas Review-Journal owner Stephens Media LLC, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against the website company Vote for the Worst ("VFTW") LLC and two of its managers, David Della Terza... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/18/2011 - 4:46pm - 0 comments
  • Robinson v. Albero
    Date: 11/10/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Maryland
    Publication: Blog
    John Robinson, a local business owner in Salisbury, Maryland, filed a defamation lawsuit against Joe Albero, rthe blogger who operates the Salisbury News. Robinson claimed that Albero harassed his family and published defamatory statements about them on his blog.  The... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/11/2010 - 3:52pm - 0 comments
  • Rocker Management v. Does 1-20
    Date: 08/20/2002
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Quashed, Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California, New Jersey
    Publication: Forum
    Investment management firm Rocker Management LLC filed a defamation suit against 20 anonymous posters who criticized Rocker Management and employee Marc Cohodoes on Yahoo! message boards.  According to court filings, the posts accused Cohodoes of threatening stock analysts, lying about stock information,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/04/2008 - 1:55pm - 0 comments
  • Rodriguez v. Widener University
    Date: 03/13/2013
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial)
    Type: Disciplinary Action
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Social Network
    Miguel Rodriguez is a U.S. Navy veteran, who attended Widener University under the G.I. Bill as a student in the Biology Pre-Med Program, and worked as a tutor and Advisor and Operations Manager at the University. In a complaint... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/29/2013 - 4:53pm - 0 comments

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