False LightLast updated on June 23rd, 2008 Bradley v. ConnerPosted May 23rd, 2008 by CMLP StaffKimball Bradley, an executive at Reunion Industries, Inc., a publicly traded manufacturing company, sued Herbert Conner, an attorney who previously represented Reunion, over posts Conner allegedly made on a Yahoo! Finance Message Board that Bradley believed ... read more » Last updated on May 23rd, 2008 Higher Balance Institute v. Signs of the TimesPosted April 18th, 2008 by CMLP StaffOn March 13, 2008, Higher Balance Institute (HBI), which markets metaphysical products and education programs, filed a defamation lawsuit against the alternative news website Signs of the Times and its operators, the Quantum Future Group and Laura Knight-Jadczyk. Only Quantum Future Group has been served. HBI claims that... read more » Last updated on June 6th, 2008 Kono v. MeekerPosted March 19th, 2008 by CMLP StaffIn May 2003, Dana Kono sued Lawrence and Carole Meeker in Iowa state court for defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. After an acrimonious business dispute between the Meekers and Kono over a botched exchange of antique mechanical devices, the Meekers published a... read more » Last updated on April 18th, 2008 Anthony Ciolli, former AutoAdmit Defendant, Sues EveryonePosted March 5th, 2008 by Sam BayardBreaking news from Above the Law: Anthony Ciolli, former defendant in the controversial AutoAdmit case, has filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania state court against the two plaintiffs in that case, their lawyers, ReputationDefender and one of its employees, and the shadowy "T14 Talent." He alleges wrongful initiation of civil proceedings, abuse of process, libel, slander, false light invasion of privacy, tortious interference with contract, and unauthorized use of name or likeness. It looks like Ciolli has outed one of the pseudonymous defendants in the AutoAdmit case -- "pauliewalnuts." Here's the complaint -- we're still digesting it. Update: I didn't mean to be snarky about this lawsuit. Assuming that his allegations are true, I have a lot of sympathy for Ciolli, and he appears to have some actionable claims. Marc Randazza, his attorney in the AutoAdmit case, has a thoughtful post on the new lawsuit. Bookmark/Search this post with: Zoeller v. Josef Silny & AssociatesPosted February 13th, 2008 by CMLP StaffProfessional 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 firm for ... read more » Last updated on May 30th, 2008 Difrawi v. HendersonPosted February 12th, 2008 by Sam BayardIn November 2007, Ayman Difrawi (a.k.a. Alec Difrawi), an Internet marketing consultant, and Internet Solutions Corporation sued Les Henderson, Daniel Bruce Scalf, Jeremy... read more » Last updated on June 27th, 2008 Parker v. X17, Inc.Posted January 11th, 2008 by Sam BayardIn December 2007, Tony Parker sued X17, Inc., the operator of X17online.com, a celebrity news and gossip website, alleging ... read more » Last updated on June 6th, 2008 'DontDateHim' Lawyer Todd Hollis Back in Court With Second Lawsuit Against Dating Advice SitePosted December 7th, 2007 by David ArdiaPittsburgh lawyer Todd Hollis is back in court with a second lawsuit against the dating advice site Don'tDateHimGirl.com, whose users accused him of infidelity and infecting women with herpes. Hollis had previously filed a defamation lawsuit in Pennsylvania state court against the owner of the site back in June 2006. The Florida-based web site and its owner Tasha Joseph were able to have that case dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction. Acting as his own lawyer, Hollis filed a new complaint in federal court in Miami last week, alleging defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and false light invasion of privacy. Hollis told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he reluctantly sued again in Miami because Ms. Cunningham refused to remove the numerous lies that her Web site has published about him. "I never wanted to file a lawsuit. I wanted my name cleared," he said yesterday. Tasha Cunningham, formerly known as Tasha Joseph, launched DontDateHimGirl.com two years ago. The site allows anonymous users to post information and photos of men, often accusing them of infidelity and bad behavior. Cunningham told the Post-Gazette that she would not answer questions about herself or the lawsuit, but gave the paper a written statement: read more » Bookmark/Search this post with: Hollis v. CunninghamPosted December 7th, 2007 by David ArdiaTodd Hollis objected to the information users posted about him on DontDateHimGirl.com, a website that allows women to post about men and warn other women about them. In May 2006, Mr. Hollis sued Tasha Joseph/Cunningham, the operator of the website, alleging defamation in Pennsylvania state court, after she... read more » Last updated on June 24th, 2008 |
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