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DefamationLast updated on July 3rd, 2008 Tucson Greyhound Park v. ZoldanPosted July 3rd, 2008 by Matt C. SanchezTucson Greyhound Park (TGP) filed a defamation suit against blogger Karyn Zoldan after she criticized its treatment of racing dogs. TGP took issue with Zoldan's postings on End Tucson Greyhound Racing, including statements that tens of thousands of dogs had died at the park during its sixty-year... read more » Last updated on July 3rd, 2008 Citing CDA 230, Court Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Wikimedia FoundationPosted July 2nd, 2008 by Sam BayardNews reports (here, here) indicate that New Jersey Superior Court Judge Jamie S. Perri dismissed Barbara Bauer's defamation lawsuit against the Wikimedia Foundation yesterday. In what appears to have been an oral ruling from the bench, the court relied on section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA 230), which protects providers and users of interactive computer services from state-law tort liability for publishing the statements of third parties, to dismiss Bauer's claims. (For more on CDA 230, see our Primer on Immunity and Liability for Third-Party Content Under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act). read more » Bookmark/Search this post with: Ottinger v. The Journal NewsPosted June 30th, 2008 by Sam BayardFormer House Representative Richard Ottinger and his wife, June Ottinger, served a subpoena on The... read more » Last updated on July 4th, 2008 MyNutritionStore.com v. FortePosted June 27th, 2008 by David ArdiaOn June 18, 2008, a lawyer for Mynutritionstore.com, a provider of "science based Nutraceuticals" and "turnkey Internet business opportunit[ies]," sent an email to Julia Forte in which he threatened to sue her over user comments on the website she runs, 800notes.com, that hosts... read more » Last updated on June 28th, 2008 Lawyer Attempts End Run Around CDA 230, Finds a Stronger Defense Than He ExpectedPosted June 27th, 2008 by David ArdiaFollowing on the heels of a Virginia lawyer being sanctioned for improperly using a subpoena to silence a critic, we hear about a lawyer in California who is threatening to use a meritless lawsuit to force Julia Forte, who runs a forum for consumer complaints about telemarketers, to remove user-submitted comments that are critical of his client. Paul Alan Levy at the Public Citizen Litigation Group, which represents Forte, has the story:
Bookmark/Search this post with: 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 AnswerThink Consulting Group v. DoePosted June 26th, 2008 by Arthur BrightIn February 2000, AnswerThink, a business and technology consulting firm, sued 12 John Does for defamation in Florida federal court. The John Does had posted criticism of the company in a Yahoo! forum dedicated to AnswerThink. John Doe 3 answered AnswerThink's complaint anonymously in... read more » Last updated on June 26th, 2008 Marvin v. ShellPosted June 20th, 2008 by Arthur BrightJay Marvin, a Chicago talk-radio host, sued Janice Shell and two John Does over comments the three defendants made about him on the Raging Bull finance forum and from email sent by Shell to Marvin's employer, complaining about his alleged harassment of her. Marvin filed claims of ... read more » Last updated on June 23rd, 2008 Ward v. Cisco Systems, Inc.Posted June 19th, 2008 by Jim ErnstmeyerRick Frenkel authors the Patent Troll Tracker blog, where he comments on lawsuits that in his view abuse the patent system. John Ward, Jr., a patent lawyer practicing in Texas, sued Frenkel and his employer, Cisco Systems, for defamation. Ward alleges that Frenkel's ... read more » Last updated on June 19th, 2008 |
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