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  • Roe v. First Capitol News
    Date: 04/01/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Missouri
    Publication: Blog, Website
    Republican political consultant Jeff Roe filed a defamation lawsuit against First Capitol News, LLC, and First Capitol Publications and Photography, LLC, after First Capitol published an article on its website characterizing Roe's blogging and political activity as "character... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/03/2008 - 2:23pm - 0 comments
  • Roe v. McClellan
    Date: 07/31/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Injunction Issued, Material Removed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    In summer 2007, parents in Santa Clarita, California sought an injunction against Jack McClellan, a self-proclaimed pedophile who maintained websites promoting his belief that "girl-love" is positive and healthy.  According to the MLRC, McClellan's website stated that its purpose was "to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/28/2009 - 6:47pm - 0 comments
  • Roebuck v. Trib Total Media, Inc.
    Date: 01/12/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Forum
    Karen Roebuck, a former employee of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, commenced legal action against Tribune-Review publisher Trib Total Media, two of its editors, and a John Doe defendant over comments posted to the unaffiliated VoyForums site,  self-described as "a forum to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/20/2010 - 2:30pm - 0 comments
  • Romen v. Ballard
    Date: 10/24/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Arkansas
    Publication: Print, Website
    Sandy Romen, a detective in the Saline County Sheriff's office sued the operator of a website, philmask.com (now defunct), that criticized the operations of the Saline County Sherriff, Phil Mask. Romen sued over an article that originally ran in the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:55pm - 0 comments
  • Ron Paul 2012 v. Does 1-10
    Date: 01/13/2012
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Social Network
    On January 13, 2012, Ron Paul's presidential campaign organization sued anonymous YouTube users in federal court over a video posted on YouTube by user "NHLiberty4Paul" on January 4, 2012. The video is critical of then-Republican presidential candidate Jon Hunstman,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/20/2012 - 2:10pm - 0 comments
  • Ronson v. Lavandeira
    Date: 07/12/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (total), Settled (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    Samantha Ronson, a prominent DJ and friend of movie star Lindsey Lohan, sued popular celebrity blogger Mario Lavandeira (aka Perez Hilton) and others for libel in California state court in June 2007. According to Ronson's complaint, the online magazine "Celebrity Babylon"... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:59pm - 0 comments
  • Rosenberg v. Spicy Bear Media
    Date: 05/15/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Virginia
    Publication: Blog
    Rosenberg, a professional photographer, sued the operator of a Charlottesville, VA community blog (now defunct) for copyright infringement, claiming it failed to remove images of his photograph that were posted (twice) to its site by unknown... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/31/2009 - 7:14pm - 0 comments
  • Rosenthal v. Fein
    Date: 01/26/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed, Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    Bestselling author Ellen Fein created gripe site about her former dentist, Larry Rosenthal, on which she made negative comments about his work. In January 2007, Rosenthal sued Fein for defamation in New York state court.  According to the New York Supreme Court... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:58pm - 0 comments
  • Route 60 Hyundai v. Alascio
    Date: 12/04/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Micro-blog, Social Network
    Counsel for Route 60 Hyundai, a car dealership in Florida, sent a demand letter to Thomas Alascio after he posted critical comments about the dealership on Twitter and Facebook.  The letter accused Alascio of defaming the company and demanded that... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/04/2010 - 4:04pm - 0 comments
  • Rowling v. RDR Books
    Date: 10/31/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Injunction Issued, Verdict (plaintiff)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Print, Website
    J.K. Rowling, the author of the successful Harry Potter books and films, and Warner Brothers, which produces and markets Harry Potter movies and products, filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against book publisher RDR Books in the United States District Court for the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/07/2007 - 11:17am - 0 comments
  • RSA Enterprises v. Ripoff Report
    Date: 04/23/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Forum, Other
    In April 2007, building contractor RSA Enterprises, Inc. and its owner Raffi Arslanian sued Ripoff Report for defamation and trade libel over a negative report submitted to the consumer complaint website by a dissatisfied customer. In addition,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/05/2008 - 5:55pm - 0 comments
  • RSA v. Scott Jarkoff
    Date: 07/19/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Japan
    Publication: Blog
    After Jarkoff posted an entry about the security risks he sees with the login mechanism of the Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU) website on his blog, TechMiso, he received an e-mail from the RSA Anti Fraud Command Centre.  RSA Security... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/09/2009 - 10:55am - 0 comments
  • S.C. v. TheDirty
    Date: 05/20/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Missouri
    Publication: Website
    On April 14, 2011, plaintiff "S.C." sued TheDirty, a gossip web site that advertises itself as the "first ever reality blogger," and Nik Richie, owner of the web site, for posting allegedly defamatory comments submitted by a third party. According to the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/18/2011 - 5:38pm - 0 comments
  • Saadi v. Maroun
    Date: 10/31/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Injunction Issued, Material Removed, Verdict (plaintiff)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Blog, Forum, Website
    Lawyer Edward T. Saadi brought a defamation lawsuit against Pierre Maroun -- Saadi's cousin -- and Hala Fakhre Maroun over statements they allegedly posted to blog biggestloosers.blogspot.com (defunct).  According to Saadi's complaint, the Marouns' blog postings accused him of engaging... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/12/2008 - 4:33pm - 0 comments
  • Sachay v. Coconate
    Date: 04/04/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Blog
    James Sachay, former assistant commissioner of the Chicago’s aviation department, sued Frank Coconate and the Chicago Reader for defamation and false light after the Chicago Reader's Clout City blog published a comment that purported to be written by... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/17/2008 - 4:24pm - 0 comments
  • Salon Professional Academy v. Blacconiere
    Date: 07/27/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Social Network
    A Chicago-area cosmetology school has filed suit against Illinois resident Nicholas Blacconiere and an unknown John Doe for allegedly creating a Facebook page that the school claims defamed its directors and used its logo without permission. The Salon Professional Academy of Elgin,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/12/2009 - 2:01pm - 0 comments
  • Saltsman v. Goddard
    Date: 10/25/2012
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Ohio
    Publication: Blog
    In August 2012, two football players from Steubenville High School were arrested and charged with the rape of a 16-year-old girl. Classmates circulated Twitter posts, videos, and photographs indicating that the players may have carried the girl, unconscious, from party to party... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/17/2013 - 1:00pm - 0 comments
  • Salyer v. Southern Poverty Law Center, Inc.
    Date: 12/18/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Material Removed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Kentucky
    Publication: Print, Website
    Robert Salyer sued the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in Kentucky state court over allegedly defamatory content in its print and online magazine, "Intelligence Report," which he claims stated that "he had been disbarred from practicing in military courts and also that... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/07/2009 - 6:33pm - 0 comments
  • Sandra Caron European Spa v. Kerber
    Date: 05/10/2006
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    In May 2006, Sandra Caron European Spa, based in San Mateo, California, sued a former employee and her husband for trade libel over critical reviews about the Spa on Yahoo.com and consumer review website Yelp.com.  According to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/21/2009 - 7:09pm - 0 comments
  • Sarah Palin v. "Gryphen"
    Date: 08/01/2009
    Status:
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Alaska
    Publication: Blog
    On August 1, 2009, Sarah Palin's lawyer sent a cease and desist letter to Alaskan blogger "Gryphen" over a post published earlier that day on Gryphen's blog ImmoralMinority.   The cease and deist letter takes issue with a number... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/17/2009 - 9:21pm - 0 comments

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