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  • Soussa v. Grant
    Date: 06/06/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Retraction Issued, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Print, Website
    New Jersey real estate broker Ronald Soussa sued former Montville city council member Dan Grant for defamation over statements published on Grant's campaign website in 2005.  According to NJ.com,  Grant sent Soussa a retraction letter acknowledging that his website "wrongly... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/31/2008 - 1:41pm - 0 comments
  • South Carolina v. Craigslist
    Date: 05/05/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Criminal Investigation
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    On May 5, 2009, South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster sent a letter to craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster threatening company management with "criminal investigation and prosecution" over the website's erotic services section, as well as... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/05/2009 - 5:26pm - 0 comments
  • Southern California Regional Rail Authority v. Arkow
    Date: 03/19/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    In March 2008, the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), which operates the regional commuter railway service in southern California known as Metrolink, filed an administrative complaint with the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center against Robert Arkow pursuant to the ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/27/2008 - 10:36am - 0 comments
  • Southern California Regional Rail Authority v. Arkow (Letter)
    Date: 01/14/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum, Website
    In January 2008, the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA), which operates the regional commuter railway service in southern California known as Metrolink, sent Robert Arkow a cease-and-desist letter regarding Arkow's use of the"Metrolink" trademark in the domain name of his website... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/27/2008 - 2:07pm - 0 comments
  • Sovereign Partners Limited Partnership v. Worst
    Date: 01/26/1999
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Forum
    In January 1999, Sovereign Partners Limited Partnership, Dominion Capital Fund Limited, and Stephen M. Hicks, filed a defamation action alleging that they had been falsely accused of manipulating the stock of small public companies by engaging in short selling designed to drive... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/08/2008 - 11:26pm - 0 comments
  • Spelios and Associates v. Dewalle
    Date: 04/15/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: North Carolina
    Publication: Website
    Spelios and Associates, a North Carolina dental practice, filed a lawsuit in North Carolina against a former patient, asserting that she made defamatory comments about the practice on the Charlotte News & Observer's website. In its complaint, Spelios... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/11/2009 - 5:01pm - 0 comments
  • Splash News & Picture Agency v. Lavandeira
    Date: 04/23/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    In April 2007, five paparazzi photography agencies sued Mario Lavandeira, operator of popular celebrity gossip blog, perezhilton.com, in federal district court in California for allegedly posting their photographic images on his blog without permission. The complaint alleges copyright infringement, unfair competition under... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:55pm - 0 comments
  • SPX Corp. v. Doe
    Date: 03/01/2002
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Ohio
    Publication: Forum
    SPX sued a pseudonymous user of a Yahoo! forum as a John Doe for defamation in Ohio state court after the user accused SPX of illegal and immoral business conduct. According to court documents, Doe criticized SPX and its business... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/27/2008 - 5:43pm - 0 comments
  • St. Charles County Election Authority v. Doe
    Date: 04/01/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Criminal Investigation
    Jurisdiction: Missouri
    Publication: Blog
    An anonymous blogger who sponsored a fake campaign for St. Louis Blues hockey player T.J. Oshie to become mayor of O'Fallon, Missouri posted a photograph of a ballot with Oshie's name written in. (Although the blog remains, the photo -- available... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/06/2009 - 11:55am - 0 comments
  • St. George Corrective Vision v. Kantis
    Date: 09/12/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Website
    Dean Kantis published critical statements about St. George Corrective Vision and his opthamologist Nicholas Caro on his website, Life After Lasik. In September 2005, St. George and Caro sued Kantis for defamation and false light invasion of privacy, claiming, among other... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:58pm - 1 comments
  • State of Colorado v. Mink
    Date: 12/13/2003
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Criminal Investigation
    Jurisdiction: Colorado
    Publication: Website
    While a student at the University of Northern Colorado, Thomas Mink created a website called the "Howling Pig," which dealt with issues of current interest at the University. Among other things, the website parodied the views of a professor at the University.... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:55pm - 0 comments
  • State of Colorado v. Tafoya
    Date: 10/01/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Colorado
    Publication:
    In late October 2008, Colorado authorities charged Robert Ezekiel Tafoya with one count of criminal libel.  According to the Pueblo Chieftan:  "The investigation showed that the defendant pasted pictures of the face of one person onto the body of other persons... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/10/2009 - 3:43pm - 0 comments
  • State of Colorado v. Weichel
    Date: 10/21/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Convicted
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Colorado
    Publication: Forum
    J.P. Weichel has been charged with two counts of criminal libel after allegedly posting comments about a former girlfriend and her lawyer on Craigslist.com's "Rants and Raves" section.  According to the Loveland Connection: The case in Loveland began when... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/02/2008 - 1:28pm - 0 comments
  • State of Indiana v. A.B.
    Date: 03/02/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Verdict (defendant)
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Indiana
    Publication: Social Network
    The State of Indiana filed a delinquency petition against a Greencastle Middle School student who had posted derogatory and "vulgar" criticism of the school's anti-body-piercing policy on the social networking site MySpace. The student, referred to in court documents as A.B.,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/06/2008 - 2:30pm - 0 comments
  • State of New York v Democrat and Chronicle
    Date: 07/01/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Print, Website
    Assistant District Attorney Timothy L. Prosperi subpoenaed Democrat and Chronicle reporter Steve Orr to testify in the criminal trial of Kevin I. Vickers, who is charged with removing body parts from two Monroe County funderal homes in 2005.  The DA sought testimony... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/24/2009 - 5:26pm - 0 comments
  • State of Ohio v. Ellison
    Date: 10/10/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Ohio
    Publication: Social Network
    The state of Ohio brought criminal charges of telecommunications harassment against Ripley Ellison, a high school student, who stated on her MySpace page that her classmate and former friend had molested her (Ripley's) younger brother. The Hamilton County Municipal Court convicted Ellison under... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/14/2008 - 3:56pm - 0 comments
  • State of Oklahoma (Gene Stipe) v. King
    Date: 08/16/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Criminal Investigation
    Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
    Publication: Forum
    Harold King runs the forum site "McAlester Watercooler," which he describes as a forum for citizens of McAlester, Oklahoma to "voice their views about the on-going City events." In August 2005, former state senator Gene Stipe filed a police report... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:58pm - 0 comments
  • State of Oklahoma (Miller) v. King
    Date: 08/12/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced, Withdrawn
    Type: Criminal Investigation
    Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
    Publication: Forum
    Harold King runs the forum site "McAlester Watercooler," which he describes as a forum for citizens of McAlester, Oklahoma to "voice their views about the on-going City events." In August 2008, local District Attorney Jim Bob Miller filed an offense... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/20/2008 - 11:44am - 0 comments
  • State of Utah v. Ian Lake
    Date: 05/18/2000
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Utah
    Publication: Website
    In May 2000, Beaver County Utah deputies seized Ian Lake’s computer and arrested the 16-year-old Milford High School student.  Lake was charged with one count of criminal libel in violation of Utah Code section 76-9-502 and one count of criminal slander for... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/19/2008 - 4:10pm - 0 comments
  • State of Wisconsin v. Janzig
    Date: 06/25/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Convicted
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
    Publication: Email
    In 2008, the state of Wisconsin brought criminal defamation charges against Laura Janzig.  According to Northland's NewsCenter, Janzig wrote a series of emails to members of the Superior, Wisconsin School District falsely claiming that a teacher was engaging in sexual activity... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/05/2009 - 4:54pm - 0 comments

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