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  • Young v. New Haven Advocate
    Date: 05/12/2000
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Virginia
    Publication: Website
    The warden of a Virginia prison sued two Connecticut newspapers for libel in a Virginia court, asserting that they published defamatory articles about him on their websites. In his complaint, Young asserted the newspapers implied he was racist and that... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/02/2009 - 5:17pm - 0 comments
  • YP.Net v. StockLemon
    Date: 01/08/2004
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Arizona
    Publication: Website
    YP.Net Inc., a provider of online Yellow Pages, filed a defamation lawsuit in Arizona federal court against StockLemon.com after the website published critical statements about the company.  YP.Net alleged that StockLemon.com intentionally sought to damage YP.Net's reputation in order to drive down... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/13/2009 - 6:04pm - 0 comments
  • Zammito v. Havrda
    Date: 11/19/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
    Publication: Website
    Automobile salesman Chris Zammito sued former employee Richard Havrda over a gripe site Havrda created at www.zammitoautogroup.com.  Zammito's complaint brought trademark infringment and cybersquatting claims over the site's use of the name "Zammito Auto Group."  As part of the cybersquatting... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/03/2009 - 6:39pm - 0 comments
  • Zeran v. America Online
    Date: 04/23/1996
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Virginia, Oklahoma
    Publication: Forum
    Shortly after the Oklahoma City bombing, an unknown person posted messages on an AOL bulletin board purporting to offer for sale t-shirts and other items which supported or made light of the bombing in Oklahoma City. The messages contained Kenneth Zeran’s first... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:59pm - 0 comments
  • Zhang v. China Free Press, Inc.
    Date: 06/14/2012
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Zhang Ziyi is an international motion picture actress who has appeared in films such as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Memoirs of a Geisha. On June 14, 2012, Zhang filed a complaint in the Central District of California against the corporation China... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/15/2013 - 1:56pm - 0 comments
  • Zisa v. Labrosse
    Date: 02/24/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Forum
    New Jersey police Chief Charles "Ken" Zisahas filed suit against an elementary school teacher in New Jersey state court, asserting that she made defamatory comments about him on a NJ.com, a local news website and forum.  According to news ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/19/2009 - 3:46pm - 0 comments
  • Zoeller v. Josef Silny & Associates
    Date: 02/13/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed, Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Wiki
    Professional golfer Fuzzy Zoeller claimed that someone posted false statements about him on Wikipedia. Zoeller traced the IP address of the unknown author of the statements to a computer at Josef Silny & Associates, a Miami education consulting firm. Zoeller sued the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/13/2008 - 4:28pm - 0 comments
  • Zomba Recording, LLC v. Lavandeira
    Date: 10/11/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    Zomba Recording, LLC filed a lawsuit for copyright infringement and conversion against popular Hollywood blogger Mario Lavandeira (aka Perez Hilton) for allegedly uploading unreleased Britney Spears tracks onto his celebrity gossip blog, www.perezhilton.com. Zomba, a Sony BMG subsidiary which owns the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/24/2007 - 9:18am - 0 comments
  • Zuleger v. Klocko
    Date: 04/01/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Wisconsin
    Publication: Forum
    Dean Zuleger, the Village Administrator in Weston, Wisconsin, sent a letter to Paul Klocko, a local businessman, demanding that he cease making anonymous derogatory statements about him on the website for the Wausau Daily Herald.  Klocko had... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/04/2009 - 11:30am - 0 comments
  • Zwebner v. Coughlin
    Date: 06/21/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    Michael J. Zwebner, CEO of penny-stock holding company Universal Communication Systems, sued James Coughlin, a.k.a. IrishJim44, and 25 "Doe" defendants over statements on the Raging Bull financial message board that were critical of him and his company. According to the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/21/2008 - 6:23pm - 0 comments
  • Zwebner v. Doe
    Date: 09/02/2003
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Forum
    Michael J. Zwebner, CEO of penny-stock holding company Universal Communication Systems, sued a number of "Doe" defendants over statements on the Raging Bull financial message board that were critical of him and his company.  Zwebner's 300+ page complaint seeks damages... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/21/2008 - 7:00pm - 0 comments

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