Legal Threats Database

legal threats database Welcome to the CMLP's Database of Online Legal Threats! The database contains lawsuits, cease & desist letters, subpoenas, and other legal threats directed at those who engage in online speech. You can view, search, and comment on every entry in the database. Interested in lawsuits against bloggers? You'll find them on the Lawsuits Involving Blogs page. How about threats involving forum posts and user comments? You'll find those here. You can use our advanced search page to sort the entries by any criterion of your choosing, as well as perform full-text searching of the underlying documents.

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  • David McKee v. Dennis Laurion
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    August 29th, 2010
    "PATIENT’S SON COMPLAINS; DULUTH DOCTOR SUES"http://www.DuluthNewsTribune.comMark Stodghill – 06/12/2010A Duluth physician is suing the son of a former patient for publicly criticizing his bedside manner. Dr. David McKee, a neurologist with Northland Neurology and Myology, filed the lawsuit, which was made public...
  • ONEOK, Inc. v. Twitter
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    August 20th, 2010
    On September 15, 2009, natural gas distributor Oneok Inc. sued Twitter, Inc. in federal court in Oklahoma for direct and contributory trademark infringement.  Oneok's claims were based on a third party's registration and use of the Twitter handle "Oneok" to send tweets...
  • Meyers v Sailing Anarchy Inc., et al
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    August 17th, 2010
    Plaintiff filed suit just before the statute of limitations ran, alleging defamation after Plaintiff, a public figure, was referred to as a "grifter" in a forum post in August 2009. Plaintiff is a very wealthy individual who took similar action to...
  • Nevyas v. Morgan III (UDRP Action)
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    August 5th, 2010
    On July 1, 2010, Drs. Herbert Nevyas and Dr. Anita Nevyas-Wallace, two Pennsylvania LASIK surgeons, filed requests for arbitration under the Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy ("UDRP") with the National Arbitration Forum, seeking the transfer of the domain names NevyasLasik.com, HerbertNevyasLasik.com, and AnitaNevyasLasik.com....
  • GateHouse Media v. That's Great News
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    August 5th, 2010
    On June 30, 2010, GateHouse Media, Inc., a publisher of local newspapers around the country, sued That's Great News, LLC (TGN), in the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Illinois. The complaint alleged breach...
  • Fitzgerald v. Maslona
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    July 12th, 2010
    On June 2, 2010, Michael Fitzgerald, owner of Chicago's All Fields of Concrete Construction, filed a defamation lawsuit against Helen Maslona in Illinois state court.  The lawsuit seeks $10,000 in damages and court costs. According to news reports, the lawsuit is...
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Most Viewed Threat Entries

  • Doe v. Fortuny
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    41635
    On February 20, 2008, an anonymous plaintiff sued Jason Fortuny in Illinois federal court for copyright infringement, invasion of privacy through the publication of private facts, and intrusion, after Mr. Fortuny allegedly posted his photograph and personal information on the Internet. Mr....
  • Julius Baer Bank and Trust v. Wikileaks
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    On February 6, 2008, Julius Baer Bank and Trust Company, a Cayman Islands banking entity, filed suit in federal court in California against Wikileaks, which is developing an "uncensorable Wikipedia for untraceable mass document leaking and analysis." ...
  • Snyder v. Phelps
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    23615
    The Westboro Baptist Church is a fundamentalist Christian church that contends that God kills soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan as punishment for America'stolerance of homosexuality and for the presence of gays in the U.S. military. The church operates a number of...
  • Johnson v. Tucker Max
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    22221
    Tucker Max maintains a website detailing his sexual exploits with women. He had a relationship with former Miss Vermont, Katy Johnson, and put the entire story on his website under the title, the "Miss Vermont Story." Johnson sued Max in...
  • ONEOK, Inc. v. Twitter
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    17315
    On September 15, 2009, natural gas distributor Oneok Inc. sued Twitter, Inc. in federal court in Oklahoma for direct and contributory trademark infringement.  Oneok's claims were based on a third party's registration and use of the Twitter handle "Oneok" to send tweets...
  • Doninger v. Niehoff
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    16765
    Administrators barred a Connecticut high school student from running in a student election after the student critized admininstrators online for their handling of a student festival. In the spring of 2007, Jamfest, a yearly music festival at a Connecticut high school, experienced...
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