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  • State v. Baumgartner
    Date: 06/20/2005
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Ohio
    Publication: Blog, Email
    Elsebeth Baumgartner and Bryan DuBois co-ran a blog called "Erie Voices," which posted articles and commentary alleging misconduct about local officials in a number of counties in Ohio. In June 2005, Baumgartner and Dubois were indicted in Cuyahoga County court for intimidation, retaliation, and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:58pm - 0 comments
  • Steele v. Godfread
    Date: 02/24/2013
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Blog, Email, Forum
    This action is closely linked to two other threats in the database: Prenda Law v. Godfread and Duffy v. Godfread. All related filings can be found in the database entry for Prenda Law v. Godfread. Plaintiff... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/07/2013 - 11:49am - 0 comments
  • Steinbuch v. Cutler
    Date: 05/16/2005
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
    Publication: Blog
    For two weeks in May 2004, Jessica Cutler, a blogger and aide to Ohio Senator Michael DeWine, posted details of her sex life on her blog, The Washingtonienne (now defunct), including her relationship with Robert Steinbuch (using his initials, "RS"),... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:58pm - 0 comments
  • Stewart v. Oklahoma Publishing Co.
    Date: 05/13/2002
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total), Material Removed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
    Publication: Website
    Dennis Stewart sued the Oklahoma Publishing Co. and others for publishing the Oklahoma Department of Corrections sex offender registry on NewsOK.com, a regional news website.  The registry incorrectly listed Stewart's address as associated with a registered offender who had previously... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/03/2008 - 1:45pm - 0 comments
  • Stillwater Lakes Civic Association v. Gorka
    Date: 12/18/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Website
    The Board of Directors of Stillwater Lakes Civic Association (the "Association"), a homeowner's assocation, sued a local watchdog organization and its members over websites that allegedly infringed the Association's trademarks.  Stillwater Lakes Community Activist ("Community Activist"), an organization of Stillwater Lakes property... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/11/2009 - 2:40pm - 0 comments
  • Stone v. Hipcheck16
    Date: 04/01/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Website
    In November 2009, an Illinois Circuit Court judge ruled that Buffalo Grove Village Trustee Lisa Stone was entitled to pre-suit discovery of the identity of "Hipcheck16," an anonymous commenter who allegedly defamed her son in the comments section of a... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/26/2010 - 7:31pm - 0 comments
  • Storms v. Action Wisconsin
    Date: 02/23/2004
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
    Publication: Website
    Lousiana preacher Grant E. Storms sued gay rights organization Action Wisconsin and its executive director Christopher Ott for defamation after Action Wisconsin issued an online press release on its website that said Storms had advocated the murder of gays in a speech... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/30/2008 - 2:59pm - 0 comments
  • Strahl v. Oh-Willeke
    Date: 07/13/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Colorado
    Publication: Blog
    On his blog "Wash Park Prophet," Andrew Oh-Willeke wrote a post entitled "Mr. Trademark Abuse" about Leo Stoller, an entrepreneur who has litigated a number of trademark infringement claims asserting rights in the word "stealth." (According to the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:59pm - 0 comments
  • Stratton Oakmont v. Prodigy
    Date: 05/24/1995
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Forum
    In October 1994, an unknown user posted statements on Prodigy's "Money Talk" bulletin board indicating that Stratton Oakmont, Inc., a Long Island securities brokerage firm, and its president, Daniel Porush, had committed criminal and fraudulent acts in connection with the initial public... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/15/2007 - 10:45am - 0 comments
  • Straub v. Hair Transplant Network
    Date: 07/24/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum, Website
    Dr. Paul Straub filed a defamation lawsuit against Media Visions Inc., the company behind HairTransplantNetwork.com, on the grounds that he was removed from the website's recommended doctors list and that critical comments were posted on the website's forum. HairTransplantNetwork.com operates two affiliate websites,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/04/2009 - 6:03pm - 0 comments
  • Sturm v. eBay
    Date: 02/14/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total), Material Removed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Kiel J. Sturm sued eBay, Inc. for defamation after it refused to remove a comment critical of him left by a buyer, even after he obtained a court order ruling that the comment was defamatory. According to articles in the San... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/09/2009 - 9:09am - 0 comments
  • Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff & Holtz v. Maura Larkins (letter)
    Date: 08/06/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    The law firm of Stutz, Artiano, Shinoff & Holtz (SASH) sent a cease and desist letter to Maura Larkins on August 6, 2007 demanding that she remove allegedly defamatory statements she made about the firm from her website, the ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/21/2008 - 12:33am - 0 comments
  • Styger v. Johnson
    Date: 07/10/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    In July 2008, Joseph Styger, a San Francisco dentist, sued former patient Deborah Johnson and various John Doe defendants over a critical review that Johnson posted to consumer review website Yelp.com.  According to the Complaint, the review falsely accused... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/20/2009 - 6:59pm - 0 comments
  • Suarez Corp. v. Meeks
    Date: 03/01/1994
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Ohio
    Publication: Email
    Brock Meeks published a story about Suarez Corporation, a direct-mail company, in his electronic newsletter -- the "CyberWire Dispatch." The story included statements that one of the company's internet offerings was a "scam," and that the owner of the company was "infamous... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:58pm - 0 comments
  • Suarez v. Mecca
    Date: 08/09/2005
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Forum
    In August 2005, Ridgefield New Jersey mayor Anthony R. Suarez sued Ridgefield resident Michael Mecca, who had allegedly posted defamatory content to the Ridgefield forum on NJ.com under the alias "Voter12345."  According to court filings, the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/19/2009 - 9:44am - 0 comments
  • Subway v. Quiznos
    Date: 10/27/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Connecticut
    Publication: Website
    In late 2006, restaurant franchisor Quiznos and video-sharing site iFilm co-sponsored a nationwide contest, “Quiznos v. Subway TV Ad Challenge,” inviting members of the public to submit videos comparing a Quiznos sandwich to a Subway sandwich using the theme "meat, no meat."... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:59pm - 0 comments
  • Subway v. Quiznos (Letters)
    Date: 11/01/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    In late 2006, restaurant franchisor Quiznos and video-sharing site iFilm co-sponsored a nationwide contest, “Quiznos v. Subway TV Ad Challenge,” inviting members of the public to submit videos comparing a Quiznos sandwich to a Subway sandwich using the theme "meat, no meat." Contestants submitted their videos... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/24/2007 - 9:47pm - 0 comments
  • Suffolk County District Attorney's Office v. Twitter, Inc. (subpoena)
    Date: 12/14/2011
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Micro-blog
    On December 14, 2011, as part of a criminal investigation conducted by the District Attorney of Suffolk County and the Boston Police Department, the District Attorney issued an administrative subpoena under Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 271, Section 17B and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/24/2012 - 11:18am - 0 comments
  • Suffolk County Police Department v. Datz
    Date: 07/29/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Police Activity
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Broadcast
    According to CBS, on July 29, 2011, Philip Datz ("Datz") was in Bohemia, New York filming police activity following a car chase as a videographer for the Stringer News Service. During the course of his filming, Suffolk County Police Sergeant... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/13/2012 - 1:45pm - 0 comments
  • Sungenis v. Tarsax
    Date: 09/27/2007
    Status:
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Website
    Paul Tarsax, who blogs on a site called Catholic Anti-Defamation League, created and posted a video on YouTube that contained edited footage of Robert Sungenis, the founder of Catholic Apologists International (CAI), making controversial statements about Jews together... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/22/2008 - 6:28pm - 0 comments

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