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  • Wilbanks v. Wolk
    Date: 07/05/2001
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Scott Wilbanks, a viatical settlement broker, filed a defamation and unfair business practices lawsuit against Gloria Wolk, a former insurance agent and author of books on viatical settlements (viaticals are arrangements that allow dying persons with life insurance policies to sell their... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/22/2008 - 1:28am - 0 comments
  • Williams v. Advertising Sex, LLC
    Date: 03/18/2005
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: West Virginia
    Publication: Website
    Former Miss West Virginia, Allison Williams, filed a lawsuit against approximately sixty defendants, including Joseph Vitagliano, who operates Taxi Driver, a website that focuses on celebrity gossip and regularly features nude or semi-nude photographs of female celebrities. Williams alleges... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/29/2008 - 3:36pm - 0 comments
  • Williams-Sonoma, Inc. v. Knock Off Wood
    Date: 03/04/2010
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Alaska
    Publication: Blog
    On March 4, 2010, a lawyer representing Williams-Sonoma, Inc. sent a demand letter to Ana White, a rural Alaskan housewife and publisher of Knock Off Wood, a blog that teaches readers how to build designer-looking furniture at home. ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/15/2010 - 6:19pm - 0 comments
  • Wilson v. McCollum
    Date: 04/28/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Alabama
    Publication: Website
    Anika Wilson, a psychiatrist in Alabama, filed a lawsuit against Tara McCollum and two pseudonymous posters on AL.com, the website for the Birmingham News, Huntsville Times, and several other newspapers in Alabama. According to Wilson's complaint, McCollum sent an... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/29/2009 - 12:35pm - 0 comments
  • Wisconsin v. Bachert
    Date: 06/14/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
    Publication: Social Network
    Wisconsin authorities criminally prosecuted Joshua Bachert after he created a fake MySpace profile for a high school police officer. In August 2007, authorities agreed to defer prosecution if Bachert stayed out of trouble for one year. Instead, Bachert will pay a fine... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/15/2008 - 2:59pm - 0 comments
  • Wisconsin v. Haluska
    Date: 05/22/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Convicted
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
    Publication: Social Network
    On May 20, 2008 Wisconsin realtor Kent Haluska was arrested and charged with criminal defamation.  According to press accounts, Haluska posted statements on the Real Estate networking site ActiveRain.com linking a fellow realtor to the Russian mafia.  Haluska was also... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/24/2009 - 4:49pm - 0 comments
  • Wisconsin v. Phillips
    Date: 05/20/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Convicted, Dismissed (partial)
    Type: Criminal Charge
    Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
    Publication: Social Network
    The State of Wisconsin criminally prosecuted seventeen-year-old Alex Phillips of Wisconsin after he posted nude photos of his former girlfriend on his MySpace page.  The State charged him with criminal libel, possession of child pornography, sexual exploitation of a child and causing... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/15/2008 - 2:35pm - 0 comments
  • Wiseman v. Does 1-25
    Date: 03/26/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Los Angeles photographer Zoe Wiseman has filed suit in California state court against twenty-five anonymous individuals associated with WeHireAliens.com, alleging they falsely stated that she illegally hires models without work visas and pays them in cash. The website allows users... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/28/2009 - 4:49pm - 0 comments
  • Wong v. Tai Jing
    Date: 12/11/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    Yvonne Wong, a pediatric dentist from Foster City, CA sued Tai Jing and Jia Ma, the parents of a boy she treated, after they allegedly posted a negative review about her on Yelp!, a consumer review website.  Wong also named... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/13/2009 - 11:46am - 0 comments
  • Woodhull v. Meinel
    Date: 01/11/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New Mexico
    Publication: Website
    Angela Victoria Woodhull sued hacker Carolyn Meinel after Meinel allegedly posted two false and defamatory statements about her on Meinel's website The Happy Hacker.  In 2003, Meinel posted on her website an email message from Woodhull entitled "Please contact me"... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/05/2009 - 2:34pm - 0 comments
  • Woody v. Carter
    Date: 05/01/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Virginia
    Publication: Blog
    Roger Woody, a landowner and developer, sued four local bloggers in Virginia state court for tortious interference with contracts, conspiracy to harm his business, and "insulting words" (closely related to defamation) after they allegedly criticized him, his business, and at least one... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/11/2008 - 6:48pm - 4 comments
  • World Wide Association of Specialty Programs v. PURE, Inc.
    Date: 01/04/2002
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Verdict (defendant)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Utah
    Publication: Forum, Print, Verbal, Website
    World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools ("World Wide") is a Utah corporation that provides referral services, counseling, and recomendations with regard to schools and residential treatment programs for troubled and at-risk teenagers. In January 2002, World Wide sued PURE Foundation,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/19/2008 - 2:48pm - 0 comments
  • Wrink A Bull Kennels v. Jonathan & Ashley Avidan
    Date: 03/04/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction:
    Publication: Blog, Website
    The letter sent from Wrink a Bull Kennels is a Cease and Desist order for what she calls malicious and comments that are slander.All of the comments made on the BLOG and to the Department are accurate and supported by medical documentation.... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/04/2011 - 1:52pm - 0 comments
  • WRNN-TV v. Does
    Date: 12/01/2000
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Connecticut
    Publication: Forum, Website
    An anonymous Internet user ("webmaster") created the website "RNN Sucks" and a related Yahoo! message board in order to critize New York television station WRNN-TV. A number of anonymous posters used the message board to criticize WRNN. WRNN filed suit against Yahoo!... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/13/2007 - 6:18pm - 0 comments
  • X17 Inc. v. Lavandeira
    Date: 11/30/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Injunction Denied, Material Removed, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    Paparazzi photo agency, X17, sued celebrity gossip blogger Mario Lavandeira (aka Perez Hilton) for allegedly posting its photographic images without permission. The complaint included claims for copyright infringement and unfair competition under the "hot news" misappropriation theory recognized by the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:55pm - 0 comments
  • Xcentric Ventures LLC v. Bird
    Date: 01/21/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Arizona
    Publication: Website
    On January 21, 2009, plaintiffs Xcentric Ventures, LLC and Edward Magedson, operators of the website RipOffReport.com, filed a complaint in Arizona state court against defendants Sarah L. Bird and John Doe Bird, as well as their company, SEOMONZ, Inc. d/b/a SEOMonz.org.  The Complaint asserted a claim... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/25/2010 - 5:02pm - 0 comments
  • Xyience Inc. v. Bergeron
    Date: 07/18/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Injunction Issued
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Nevada
    Publication: Social Network, Website
    Xyience Inc., a manufacturer of energy drinks and supplements, sued Rich Bergeron in Nevada state court over statements posted on his MySpace.com page and website, unlimitedfightnews.com. According to the complaint, Bergeron posted an article to his MySpace page that contained allegations that... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:59pm - 0 comments
  • Yaldo v. Doe
    Date: 12/10/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Michigan
    Publication:
    On May 10, 2010, Dr. Mazin K. Yaldo filed a lawsuit in federal district court against an unnamed Doe defendant, asserting claims for false light ant federal and state trademark infringement and unfair competition.  The claims were based on a Google AdWords campaign... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/28/2010 - 1:23pm - 0 comments
  • Yelp, Inc. v. Hadeed Carpet Cleaning, Inc.
    Date: 07/02/2012
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: Virginia
    Publication: Social Network
    On July 2, 2012, Hadeed Carpet Cleaning, Inc., a Virginia rug cleaning company, filed a complaint for defamation and conspiracy to defame against seven anonymous Yelp reviewers in the Circuit Court for the City of Alexandria. Hadeed claimed these users'... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/25/2014 - 12:33pm - 0 comments
  • Yoon v. Carney
    Date: 03/22/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Email, Forum
    Joanne Yoon filed suit against Jeff Schwilk, the founder of San Diego Minutemen, Sharon Bush, and activist Ray Carney, for defamation over comments and a photograph posted to a password-protected Yahoo group, which implied that she was a prostitute. She also challenged... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:55pm - 0 comments

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