November 23, 2009

Recent Threats Added to the CMLP Database

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Mason v. Grey

Date: 01/10/2006	Status: Concluded	Disposition: Settled (total)
Type: Lawsuit	Location: California	Publication: Social Network

Tedd W. Mason, a high school football player, filed a lawsuit against his teammate and MySpace.com user, Matthew Grey, for battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, public disclosure of private facts, invasion of privacy, false light, and defamation. Grey allegedly...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 06/03/2009 - 3:28pm - 0 comments

Ascentive v. 1ShoppingCart.com

Date: 02/13/2009	Status: Pending	Disposition: Withdrawn
Type: Lawsuit	Location: Oregon	Publication: Forum

On February 13, 2009, Ascentive LLC, a company that develops software such as FinallyFast to improve computer performance, sued PCPitstop and its CEO, Rob Cheng, along with 1ShoppingCart.com, a conveyer of eCommerce software and...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 06/02/2009 - 6:55pm - 0 comments

Young v. New Haven Advocate

Date: 05/12/2000	Status: Concluded	Disposition: Dismissed (total)
Type: Lawsuit	Location: Virginia	Publication: Website

The warden of a Virginia prison sued two Connecticut newspapers for libel in a Virginia court, asserting that they published defamatory articles about him on their websites. In his complaint, Young asserted the newspapers implied he was racist and that...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 06/02/2009 - 4:18pm - 0 comments

Wilson v. McCollum

Date: 04/28/2009	Status: Pending	Disposition: n/a
Type: Lawsuit	Location: Alabama	Publication: Website

Anika Wilson, a psychiatrist in Alabama, filed a lawsuit against Tara McCollum and two pseudonymous posters on AL.com, the website for the Birmingham News, Huntsville Times, and several other newspapers in Alabama. According to Wilson's complaint, McCollum sent an...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 07/20/2009 - 1:33pm - 0 comments

La Russa v. Twitter, Inc.

Date: 05/05/2009	Status: Concluded	Disposition: Material Removed; Settled (total)
Type: Lawsuit	Location: California	Publication: Micro-blog

Anthony La Russa, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, sued Twitter after an unknown Twitter user created an account at twitter.com/TonyLaRussa and pretended to post updates as La Russa. The fake Twitter page included La Russa's photo and a handful...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 06/29/2009 - 3:03pm - 0 comments

Henry v. Google

Date: 05/20/2009	Status: Pending	Disposition: n/a
Type: Lawsuit	Location: Mississippi	Publication: Other

Johnny I. Henry, an inventor of the vibrating toilet seat, filed a lawsuit against Google, Inc. and AOL, claiming that search results delivered by Google and hosted by AOL are defamatory. Henry, who is African-American, asserts that Google's search results include links...

Legal Threat - David Ardia - 05/28/2009 - 5:10pm - 0 comments

Doherty Enterprises, Inc. v. Murray

Date: 01/01/2008	Status: Concluded	Disposition: Dismissed (total); Settled (total)
Type: Lawsuit	Location: New Jersey	Publication: Website

Doherty Enterprises, Inc., a large Applebee's restaurant franchisee with approximately 80 restaurants in New Jersey and neighboring states, sued Michael Murray for defamation and trade libel over a critical comment posted to a September 2008 article on NorthJersey.com, the online...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 05/26/2009 - 5:15pm - 0 comments

Gingrich v. The Truth About EFCA.Org

Date: 05/13/2009	Status: Pending	Disposition: n/a
Type: Correspondence	Location: California; Canada	Publication: Micro-blog; Website

Counsel for Newt Gingrich, Saul Anuzis, and American Solutions for Winning the Future sent a cease-and-desist letter to The Truth About EFCA.org, a website advocating in favor of enacting the proposed Employee...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 05/22/2009 - 10:14am - 0 comments

Leahy v. Grasmick

Date: 05/18/2009	Status: Concluded	Disposition: Material Removed; Settled (total)
Type: Lawsuit	Location: Tennessee	Publication: Blog; Micro-blog

Michael Patrick Leahy, author and founder of "Top Conservatives On Twitter," filed a lawsuit against blogger Stephanie Grasmick, Twitter user "Duke St. Journal," and 25 anonymous Twitter users for libel, false light invasion of privacy, intentional...

Legal Threat - David Ardia - 05/24/2009 - 3:56pm - 0 comments

Colocation America v. Garga-Richardson (Lawsuit)

Date: 04/22/2009	Status: Pending	Disposition: n/a
Type: Lawsuit	Location: California	Publication: Forum; Print

In April 2009, Colocation America, a company providing computer server co-location to companies operating on the Internet, sued Archie Garga-Richardson, the founder and operator of ScamFraudAlert.com. The complaint, filed in small claims court in California, includes claims for...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 06/25/2009 - 10:26am - 0 comments

Cintas Corp. v. UNITE HERE

Date: 03/05/2008	Status: Pending	Disposition: Dismissed (total)
Type: Lawsuit	Location: New York	Publication: Print; Website

On March 5, 2008, Cintas, a Fortune 500 company and manufacturer of uniforms, sued several unions, including UNITE HERE, Change to Win, and International Brotherhood of Teamsters, and several individuals, including Bruce Raynor, Ahmer Qadeer, Keith Mestrich, Elizabeth Gres, Peter Demay, Katie...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 05/19/2009 - 5:22pm - 0 comments

David v. Nourallah

Date: 09/11/2008	Status: Concluded	Disposition: Material Removed
Type: Lawsuit	Location: Texas	Publication: Blog; Email

On September 11, 2008, concert promoter Ally David filed a defamation suit in conjunction with Bend Studio, LLC against local musician Salim Nourallah after Salim criticized David's handling of charity funds on his blog. David had been one of a group in...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 05/19/2009 - 4:54pm - 0 comments

Merrill Lynch v. "Tyler Durden"

Date: 05/12/2009	Status: Pending	Disposition: Material Removed
Type: Correspondence	Location:	Publication: Blog

In May 2009, lawyers for Merrill Lynch sent cease-and-desist letters alleging copyright infringement to"Tyler Durden" of the financial blog Zero Hedge over six posts that cited or excerpted from Merrill Lynch reports authored by Merrill's former chief economist, David Rosenberg. According to...

Legal Threat - Sam Bayard - 05/14/2009 - 2:03pm - 0 comments

Digital Broadband Networks v. Does

Date: 12/01/2003	Status: Concluded	Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
Type: Lawsuit	Location: New Jersey	Publication: Forum

Digital Broadband Networks and its president Patrick Lim sued seven pseudonymous internet posters in New Jersey state court for defamation over statements on electronic bulletin boards dedicated to Digital Broadband on Ragingbull.com and on general messages boards on Yahoo. The company alleged...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 05/13/2009 - 5:40pm - 0 comments

Dolen v. Ryals (Email)

Date: 11/05/2008	Status: Concluded	Disposition: Lawsuit Filed
Type: Correspondence	Location: Texas	Publication: ; Website

According to BustedScammers.com on November 5, 2008, Deborah Dolen, author of several "Do It Yourself" craft books, requested all information about her be removed from their website. BustedScammers.com also alleges Dolen threatened the owner of their hosting company with legal action. On...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 05/13/2009 - 4:36pm - 0 comments

Dolen v. Ryals (Lawsuit)

Date: 12/22/2008	Status: Pending	Disposition: n/a
Type: Lawsuit	Location: Texas	Publication: Website

On December 22, 2008, Deborah Dolen, author of several "Do It Yourself" craft books, sued Julie Ryals and an unknown poster, listed on the complaint as "Jane Doe Libel Cyberstalker," for negative statements about Dolen that appeared on BustedScammers.com. Dolen, acting pro...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 09/18/2009 - 11:09am - 1 comments

Eppley v. Iacovelli

Date: 03/30/2009	Status: Pending	Disposition: Injunction Issued
Type: Lawsuit	Location: Indiana	Publication: Blog; Email; Forum; Website

On March 30, 2009, Dr. Barry Eppley, a plastic surgeon in the Indianapolis area, filed a lawsuit against former patient, Lucille Iacovelli. The complaint included claims for defamation, trade disparagement, harassment, false designations and descriptions of fact, and false light publicity based on...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 05/17/2009 - 10:41pm - 0 comments

Duran v. Andrew

Date: 09/15/2008	Status: Pending	Disposition: n/a
Type: Lawsuit	Location: Missouri	Publication: Email

On September 15, 2008, Dan Duran, CEO of the U.S. Soybean Export Council, sued two former Council employees and several anonymous Internet users over emails that allegedly defamed him. Christopher Andrew, one of the former employees, allegedly sent several emails containing defamatory statements about...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 06/18/2009 - 12:28pm - 0 comments

FORBA v. Hagan

Date: 11/14/2008	Status: Concluded	Disposition: Injunction Issued; Withdrawn
Type: Lawsuit	Location: Kentucky	Publication: Blog

FORBA Holdings, a dental practice management company, sued blogger Debbie Hagan after she posted internal FORBA documents on her blog, Dentist the Menace, which covers alleged misconduct in the dental profession. According to the complaint, Google search crawlers indexed a...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 05/12/2009 - 11:14am - 0 comments

National Organiztion for Marriage v. YouTube Users

Date: 04/01/2009	Status: Pending	Disposition: Material Removed
Type: Correspondence	Location: California	Publication: Website

In April 2009, the anti-gay-marriage group National Organization for Marriage ("NOM") sent a number of DMCA ...

Legal Threat - CMLP Staff - 05/06/2009 - 3:01pm - 0 comments

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Recent Threats Added to the CMLP Database

Mason v. Grey

Ascentive v. 1ShoppingCart.com

Young v. New Haven Advocate

Wilson v. McCollum

La Russa v. Twitter, Inc.

Henry v. Google

Doherty Enterprises, Inc. v. Murray

Gingrich v. The Truth About EFCA.Org

Leahy v. Grasmick

Colocation America v. Garga-Richardson (Lawsuit)

Cintas Corp. v. UNITE HERE

David v. Nourallah

Merrill Lynch v. "Tyler Durden"

Digital Broadband Networks v. Does

Dolen v. Ryals (Email)

Dolen v. Ryals (Lawsuit)

Eppley v. Iacovelli

Duran v. Andrew

FORBA v. Hagan

National Organiztion for Marriage v. YouTube Users

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