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  • BESCR v. Goodman
    Date: 11/14/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Blog
    On November 14, 2007, BESCR, a court reporting service company otherwise known as Eastwood-Stein Deposition Management, and two of its principals, sued Trisha Goodman, an Oklahoma-based court reporter, and others for statements appearing on Goodman's blog, "Let's Stop Eastwood-Stein."... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/30/2007 - 10:43am - 0 comments
  • Best Buy v. Laughing Squid
    Date: 12/11/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    On December 11, 2007, Best Buy sent a cease-and-desist letter to Scott Beale of Laughing Squid for reporting on an "Improv Everywhere" prank and their sales of T-shirts mocking the Best Buy logo. Best Buy claimed the post infringed its trademarks... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/13/2007 - 6:26pm - 0 comments
  • Best Van Lines v. Walker
    Date: 08/29/2003
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Forum
    Best Van Lines sued Tim Walker, an Iowa resident, for defamation in federal District Court in New York. According to an appellate decision in the case, Walker posted comments about Best Van Lines on his website, MovingScam.com, asserting that the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/05/2007 - 10:19pm - 0 comments
  • Best Western v. Doe
    Date: 06/16/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Arizona
    Publication: Forum
    Best Western International (BWI) is a non-profit organization whose members operate Best Western hotels around the world. In May 2006, the website "www.freewrites.com" was established as a forum for BWI members and "governors" to discuss matters about BWI administration on a confidential... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/26/2007 - 12:02pm - 0 comments
  • Beverly Stayart v. Yahoo!, Inc. et al
    Date: 02/05/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
    Publication: Website
    In February 2009, Beverly Stayart filed a lawsuit against Yahoo! and two other internet services, Altavista and AdultFriendFinder, for unauthorized use of her name on the Internet. She claimed false designation of origin and false endorsement under the Lanham Act,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/09/2009 - 4:39pm - 0 comments
  • Bible & Gospel Trust v. Twinam
    Date: 01/25/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Vermont
    Publication: Website
    Bible & Gospel Trust, associated with a religious group known as the Exclusive Brethren, sued Sallie and Timothy Twinam claiming that they were the owners and operators of the website Peebs.net, which is critical of the Exclusive Brethren.... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/26/2009 - 2:28pm - 0 comments
  • Bidbay.com v. Bruce Spry Jr.
    Date: 04/02/2002
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    Internet auction website Bidbay.com and its president and CEO, George Tannous, sued Bruce Spry Jr. and two of its competitors for libel, intentional interference with prospective business advantage, unfair business practices, invasion of privacy, and disparagement in California state court.  According to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2008 - 5:37pm - 0 comments
  • BidZirk LLC v. Smith
    Date: 01/10/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total), Injunction Denied
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: South Carolina
    Publication: Blog
    BidZirk, LLC is a reseller of items on eBay. Philip Smith contacted the company and engaged it to sell certain items on his behalf. Unhappy with the prices that he received, Smith published a four-part blog posting entitled "Special Report: You... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:59pm - 0 comments
  • Biegel v. Norberg
    Date: 02/25/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    In February 2008, chiropractor Steven Biegel sued former patient Christopher Norberg and various John Doe defendants over a critical review that Norberg posted to consumer review website Yelp.com. According to the Complaint, the review accused Biegel of being... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/02/2008 - 5:04pm - 0 comments
  • Bihari v. Gross
    Date: 03/03/2000
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Injunction Denied, Material Removed, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    Marianne Bihari, an interior designer, and her company Bihari Interiors Inc. brought a lawsuit against Craig Gross, a former customer of Bihari, and Yolanda Truglio for federal unfair competition, cybersquatting, trademark dilution, common law unfair competition, libel, and tortious intereference with contract. Bihari sought... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/12/2009 - 1:49am - 0 comments
  • Blackmer v. Hanson
    Date: 04/13/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Connecticut
    Publication: Website
    Corinne Blackmer filed a complaint and motion for temporary injunction in Connecticut Superior Court on April 13, 2009 against Theresa Hanson, alleging defamation, invasion of privacy, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. According to a decision in the case, "[t]he... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/28/2010 - 6:27pm - 0 comments
  • Bland v. Roberts
    Date: 04/24/2012
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Virginia
    Publication: Social Network, Other
    On March 3, 2011, Bobby Bland, along with five coworkers in the Sheriff's Department in Hampton, Virginia, sued their former employer, Sheriff B.J. Roberts, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia alleging wrongful termination due to their support... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/25/2012 - 9:51am - 0 comments
  • Blazi v. Wagoner
    Date: 09/19/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Connecticut
    Publication: Website
    The owner of a Connecticut coffee shop sued two former employees in federal court, asserting that they violated federal and state law when they allegedly converted the coffee shop's website into a forum to launch verbal attacks on the store and its... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/19/2009 - 11:16am - 0 comments
  • Blixseth v. Bresnan Communications
    Date: 02/13/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed, Subpoena Quashed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Website
    On February 13, 2009, Tim Blixseth, a real estate developer and shareholder in the bankrupt Montana ski resort Yellowstone Club, filed a complaint in Massachusets federal court against Bresnan Communications, a New York-based ISP, and 100 unnamed defendants. ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/25/2009 - 3:19pm - 0 comments
  • Blue Mountain School District v. J.S.
    Date: 03/01/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Disciplinary Action
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Social Network
    In March 2007, the Blue Mountain School District suspended two eighth-grade students after they created a fake MySpace profile for James McGonigle, principal of the Blue Mountain Middle School in Pennsylvania. The MySpace page did not identify McGonigle by name, but... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/12/2008 - 12:48pm - 0 comments
  • Blumenthal v. Drudge
    Date: 08/27/1997
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
    Publication: Email, Website
    Sidney Blumenthal, a former White House Assistant, and his wife Jacqueline sued Matt Drudge, publisher of The Drudge Report, and America Online Inc. over statements Drudge published in August 1997. According to the complaint, Drudge falsely accused Blumenthal of engaging... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/30/2008 - 2:59pm - 0 comments
  • Bonlender v. Ensey
    Date: 11/14/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Washington
    Publication: Blog
    Former Yakima City Councilman Ronald Bonlender filed a lawsuit claiming that his opponent's wife, Diane Ensey, anonymously defamed him and cast him in a false light on a blog. The lawsuit alleges that Diane Ensey published entries on a blog under... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/29/2007 - 9:26pm - 0 comments
  • Boothe v. Brent Hanson
    Date: 05/09/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Injunction Issued, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Website
    Brent Hanson, who operated a website focused on laser eye surgery called LasikFraud.com, posted allegedly defamatory material about Dr. Boothe, a refractive surgeon, essentially calling Dr. Boothe a quack and accusing him of botching surgeries. After Dr. Boothe sued Hanson, the parties... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/11/2008 - 7:30pm - 0 comments
  • Bosley Medical Institute v. Kremer
    Date: 11/28/2000
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California, Illinois
    Publication: Website
    Bosley Medical Institute, a hair restoration company, sued Michael Kremer for federal trademark infringement, trademark dilution, unfair competition, and cybersquatting after Kremer created anti-Bosley "gripe sites" at bosleymedical.com and bosleymedicalviolations.com. Bosley also included state law claims for libel, trademark... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/08/2008 - 1:01pm - 0 comments
  • Boston College Campus Police v. Calixte
    Date: 04/10/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Quashed
    Type: Criminal Investigation
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Email, Social Network
    On March 30, 2009, Detective Kevin Christopher of the Boston College Police Department applied for a search warrant to seize computers, computer equipment, and digital storage devices belonging to Riccardo Calixte, a Boston College (BC) computer science major... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/05/2009 - 10:06am - 0 comments

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