Recent Threats Added to the DMLP Database

NOTE: The information and commentary contained in this database entry are based on court filings and other informational sources that may contain unproven allegations made by the parties. The truthfulness and accuracy of such information is likely to be in dispute. Information contained in this entry is current as of the last event mentioned in the "Description" section below; additional proceedings might have taken place in this matter since this event.

Melvin v. Doe

Date: 06/14/1999
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Withdrawn
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, Virginia
Publication: Website
Joan Melvin, a Pennsylvania Superior Court judge, sued the anonymous operator or operators of the website, "Grant Street '99," because of statements that appeared on the website accusing her of political activity and lobbying in connection with the gubernatorial appointment of another...
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Health Solutions Network v. Baker

Date: 01/29/2007
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Material Removed, Settled (total)
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Publication: Blog
On his blog, "Miscellaneous Debris," Jerry Baker accused Health Solutions Network, LLC, of being behind spam emails coming from RXCart.org. Baker explained how he supposedly traced the emails back to Health Solutions and disclosed the name and phone number...
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Deon v. McMonagle

Date: 12/08/2005
Status: Pending
Disposition: n/a
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Publication: Website
In December 2005, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commissioner Pasquale Deon filed a libel suit against the Town Supervisor of Middletown, Pennsylvania, Robert McMonagle, in Pennsylvania state court. Deon alleged that McMonagle published statements claiming on two websites dealing with local politics that Deon was...
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DiMeo v. Max

Date: 04/12/2006
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Dismissed (total)
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Publication: Forum
Anthony DiMeo III, blueberry farm heir and operator of publicity firm Renamity, threw a New Years Eve party on December 31, 2005 that did not end well -- the district court judge referred to it as "the ... party from hell." Tucker...
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D'Alonzo v. Truscello

Date: 04/05/2004
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Dismissed (total)
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Publication: Website
On February 3, 2004, the Philadelphia Daily News published an article reporting that two of State Senator Vincent Fumo's staff members had been subpoenaed as part of a federal corruption probe into the dismissals of thousands of parking tickets. The article indicated...
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Doe v. Green

Date: 04/26/2007
Status: Pending
Disposition: Dismissed (partial)
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: Oregon
Publication: Social Network
Simon Green, a paramedic for American Medical Response, posted information on his MySpace page about a rape victim he had transported to the hospital. He did not disclose the patient's name, but he mentioned where he picked her up and related her...
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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...
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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...
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Wagner v. Miskin

Date: 06/01/2000
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Verdict (plaintiff)
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: North Dakota
Publication: Email, Website
In the fall of 1998, Miskin enrolled in a University of North Dakota (UND) physics class taught by Professor John Wagner. Wagner claims that Miskin sent him harassing and sexually explicit email messages and made false statements about him professionally and personally....
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State v. Baumgartner

Date: 06/20/2005
Status: Pending
Disposition: n/a
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...
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Reynolds v. Falk (lawsuit)

Date: 02/16/2005
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Dismissed (total)
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: North Dakota
Publication: Website
Edward Falk operates a spam watchdog website. On his website, Falk indicated that Jerry Reynolds was associated with a number of spamming companies and pornographic websites. Falk also allegedly stated that Reynolds engaged in a pyramid scam and other illegal or dishonest...
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Sierra Corporate Design v. Falk

Date: 06/14/2005
Status: Pending
Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Injunction Issued, Verdict (plaintiff)
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: North Dakota
Publication: Forum, Website
Sierra Corporate Design ("Sierra"), a self-described "specialized Internet service provider and web hosting provider," sued Ed Falk, an anti-spam campaigner and operator of the "Spam Tracking Page," and David Ritz, a member of one of Falk's Usenet groups, in North Dakota state...
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Sollami v. Sheppard

Date: 01/22/2004
Status: Pending
Disposition: n/a
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: New York
Publication: Blog
James Sollami, the former Town Supervisor of Cornwall, New York, sued blogger Tom Sheppard for libel in New York state court in 2004. Sheppard operates a website called "Cornball-Local.com," which deals with local politics. Sollami objected to 27 statements made on the...
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Price v. Moore

Date: 04/20/2007
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Withdrawn
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Publication: Broadcast, Website
According to a local police report, Ronald Price, a school board member, took a number of campaign signs supporting democratic congressional incumbent, Brad Miller, and put them in the trunk of his car. The county democratic party, which owned the signs, did...
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Atkinson v. McLaughlin

Date: 07/28/2003
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Material Removed, Settled (total)
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: North Dakota
Publication: Email, Website
Patrick Atkinson is the founder and executive director of the God's Child Project, a charitable organization that provides health and medical care, food, and education to children in Guatamala. Dr. James McLaughlin and Roberta McLaughlin volunteered for the God's...
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Penn Warranty Corp. v. DeGiovanni

Date: 03/12/2004
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Dismissed (total)
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: New York
Publication: Website
Penn Warranty contracts with individuals to provide service warranties on used cars. On May 20, 2000, Penn Warranty provided DeGiovanni a "standard warranty" for a used truck in New Jersey, where he lived at the time. DeGiovanni filed a claim under the...
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Rosenthal v. Fein

Date: 01/26/2007
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Material Removed, Withdrawn
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: New York
Publication: Website
Bestselling author Ellen Fein created gripe site about her former dentist, Larry Rosenthal, on which she made negative comments about his work. In January 2007, Rosenthal sued Fein for defamation in New York state court.  According to the New York Supreme Court...
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Greenbaum v. Google (Blogger)

Date: 02/14/2007
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Dismissed (total), Subpoena Quashed
Type: Subpoena
Jurisdiction: New York
Publication: Blog
The blog "Orthomom" is operated anonymously. Comments critical of Pamela Greenbaum, a Lawrence, Long Island School Board member, appeared on the blog in January 2007. Greenbaum objected to both primary blog content and a user comment. In February 2007, Greenbaum filed a...
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NXIVM Corp. v. Ross

Date: 08/06/2003
Status: Pending
Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Injunction Denied
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: New York
Publication: Website
NXIVM provides a course manual for the paid subscribers of its exclusive and expensive seminar training program, "Executive Success." The course manual contains a copyright notice on almost every page and all seminar participants sign non-disclosure agreements, purporting to bar them from...
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Citywide Sewer & Drain v. Carusone

Date: 01/30/2006
Status: Concluded
Disposition: Dismissed (total)
Type: Lawsuit
Jurisdiction: New York
Publication: Blog
A New York news station broadcast a report on Citywide Sewer & Drain focusing on customer complaints. Angelo Carusone, who had worked a summer job at Citywide, made comments on his blog under the title, "Citywide Really Is Shittywide." Citywide sued Carusone...
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