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Business TortsLast updated on July 18th, 2008 Georgia Community Support and Solutions v. Berryhill (Lawsuit)Posted July 11th, 2008 by CMLP StaffOn February 8th, 2005, Georgia Community Support and Solutions (GCSS), a non-profit organization that provides assistance to disabled adults and their families, filed a lawsuit against Shirley Berryhill for ... read more » Last updated on July 11th, 2008 AnswerThink Consulting Group v. HackettPosted June 26th, 2008 by Arthur BrightIn March 2000, AnswerThink, a business and technology consulting firm, fired Gregory P. Hackett for allegedly criticizing the company on a Yahoo! forum and sued him for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and loyalty, and defamation in Florida federal court. AnswerThink fired and sued... read more » Last updated on June 29th, 2008 Quixtar, Inc. v. Does 1-30Posted June 25th, 2008 by Jason CrowOn October 8th, 2007, Quixtar Inc., a sister company of Amway Corp., sued thirty “John Does” for anonymous posts they made on blogs focused on Quixtar including freetheibo.com, theiborebellion.blogspot.com, and quixtarlostmycents.blogspot.com, and for anonymous videos posted on YouTube that the company... read more » Last updated on June 25th, 2008 Allegheney Energy v. DoePosted June 20th, 2008 by Arthur BrightAllegheney Energy ("AE") sued a John Doe who posted anonymous criticism of the company that included racial epithets on a Yahoo! Finance forum dedicated to AE. Because the anonymous author included statements in his posts indicating that he was a long-time AE employee, AE claimed breach of fiduciary duty... read more » Last updated on June 20th, 2008 Crazy Legal Battle Between Newspapers Settles, But Leaves Worrisome Fair Use Decision IntactPosted May 7th, 2008 by Sam BayardMany readers are probably familiar with the meltdown of the Santa Barbara News-Press, a local daily newspaper in Santa Barbara, California. Starting in 2006, reporters and editors of the newspaper clashed with now-infamous Wendy McCaw, controlling shareholder of Ampersand Publishing LLC, which owns the paper. Tensions swirled around McCaw's perceived intervention in editorial and reporting judgments, traditionally left to the paper's professional staff. The controversy resulted in a slew of resignations and firings, chronicled in the documentary film, Citizen McCaw. The brouhaha spurred a bizarre lawsuit over copyright infringement, which pitted the News-Press against another local paper, the Santa Barbara Independent. According to the Independent, the defendant in the lawsuit, the case recently settled. While this might come as a relief to the Independent, it leaves a questionable fair use decision on the books. read more » Bookmark/Search this post with: Ampersand Publishing v. Santa Barbara IndependentPosted May 7th, 2008 by Sam BayardIn October 2006, Ampersand Publishing LLC, the company that owns the Santa Barbara News-Press, filed a lawsuit against Santa Barabara Independent, Inc., publisher of the Santa Barbara Independent, another local newspaper. The case arose out of Independent editor Nick Welsh's posting of a draft News-Press article in connection with a... read more » Last updated on May 7th, 2008 Bauer v. WikimediaPosted May 2nd, 2008 by Sam BayardIn January 2008, literary agent Barbara Bauer and her company Barbara Bauer Literary Agency, Inc. filed a lawsuit in New Jersey State court against twenty-two defendants, including the Wikimedia Foundation. The complaint includes claims for defamation, tortious interference with prospective business advantage, and conspiracy. According to court documents,... read more » Last updated on July 2nd, 2008 Nemet v. ConsumerAffairs.comPosted April 24th, 2008 by Jill ButtonNemet Chevrolet and its owner Tom Nemet filed a lawsuit against ConsumerAffairs.com, a consumer ratings site run by former reporter James Hood, for publishing user complaints against his company. Nemet claims the postings published on the site constitute defamation, tortious interference with business expectations and violations of the... read more » Last updated on July 1st, 2008 World Wide Association of Specialty Programs v. PURE, Inc.Posted March 19th, 2008 by CMLP StaffWorld Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools ("World Wide") is a Utah corporation that provides referral services, counseling, and recomendations with regard... read more » Last updated on April 22nd, 2008 |
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Programmes Internationaux D'Echanges (P.I.E.), a French nonprofit that organizes student exchange programs, filed suit against Danielle Grijalva, director of the Committee for Safety of Foreign Exchange Students (CSFES), over emails and postings on CSFES's website that criticized the organization's handling of students. P.I.E.'s ... read more »