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  • Griffis v. Luban
    Date: 09/01/1997
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total), Injunction Denied, Injunction Issued
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Minnesota, Alabama
    Publication: Forum
    In September 1997, Katherine Griffis sued Marianne Luban for defamation in Alabama state court after Luban criticized Griffis's academic credentials on the sci.archaeology USEnet newsgroup.  Griffis also sought an injunction against Luban to prevent her from republishing any of her... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/23/2008 - 5:20pm - 1 comments
  • Grijalva v. Brandt
    Date: 03/11/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Email
    Grijalva and Committee for Safety of Foreign Exchange Students (CSFES), a website which reports fraud and abuse committed against foreign exchange students, filed a lawsuit against ASSE International, Inc. (ASSE); Helga Brandt; and Josef Motycka, claiming defamation and unfair business practices for... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/06/2009 - 4:20pm - 0 comments
  • Grogan v. Hilliard
    Date: 05/30/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Broadcast, Print, Website
    On May 30, 2008, John Grogan filed a lawsuit in California state against Ralph Hilliard, John Trimarco, Joseph Paolella, Jack Trimarco & Associates Polygraph/Investigations, Inc., Wordnet Solution, Inc., and several John Does alleging defamation, invasion of privacy (false light), and intentional infliction... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/21/2009 - 6:07pm - 0 comments
  • GTX Global Corp. v. Left
    Date: 11/21/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    Andrew Left published a website called StockLemon, on which he blogged about stocks that he considered "lemons." He made comments on his blog that were critical of GTX Global Corp, and GTX sued, claiming that he made defamatory statements about it in... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:55pm - 0 comments
  • Guadagnini Violin Shop v. TruthTeller1790
    Date: 01/23/2012
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Website
    On January 23, 2012, the Guadagnini Violin Shop (the "Shop") and owner Chunyee Lu filed suit in Illinois state court against a then-anonymous online reviewer. The complaint alleged that on January 21, 2011, a person using variations on the screen name "TruthTeller1790"... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/26/2012 - 9:21am - 0 comments
  • Guajome Park Academy v. DuPerry
    Date: 03/24/2006
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Settled (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    A group of former school employees started a website called Guajome Underground to rally school students, parents, and current and former employees to remove the school superintendent. The school claims that it discovered numerous instances of unauthorized access to a school database... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:55pm - 0 comments
  • Guardian Civic League v. Philadelphia Police Department
    Date: 07/15/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Forum
    The Guardian Civic League has filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of 2,300 black Philadelphia police officers against the Philadelphia Police Department for allegedly allowing its officers to post racist and offensive content on Domelights.com, a website focused on law... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/05/2009 - 4:42pm - 0 comments
  • Guinness World Records v. FAIL Blog
    Date: 07/01/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed, Material Reinstated
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction:
    Publication: Blog
    Guinness World Records Limited (GWR) sent a cease-and-desist email to FAIL Blog after it published a posting called "Record Breaking Fail," which showed a screenshot from the Guinness World Records website for the entry "most... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/15/2009 - 2:00pm - 0 comments
  • GW Equity v. Xcentric Ventures
    Date: 06/01/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Forum
    GW Equity, LLC, a mergers and acquisition firm that acts as a consultant to middle-market business owners who seek to sell or merge their businesses, sued Xcentric Ventures, LLC and Edward Magedson in Texas federal court for defamation and other torts over... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/14/2008 - 6:17pm - 0 comments
  • Gwinn v. Nelson
    Date: 01/28/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Ohio
    Publication: Website
    Susan Gwinn, former chairwoman of the Athens County, Ohio Democratic Party sent a demand letter to Nate Nelson, an Ohio University student, demanding that he retract a letter to the editor published on The Athens NEWS website. In... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/16/2010 - 5:58pm - 0 comments
  • Haberman v. Rhoad
    Date: 08/23/2006
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Injunction Issued
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Blog
    Kristen Rhoad posted statements on her blog accusing her ex-husband Phil Haberman of abuse and of falsifying his military experience. Sometime in 2006, Haberman sued Rhoad to have the blog removed after the postings were noted in other blogs and newspapers. The... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:58pm - 0 comments
  • Hagele v. Hanson
    Date: 03/02/2006
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Email, Forum, Website
    In January 2003, Brent Hanson filed a lawsuit against Glenn Hagele in the Illinois state court. The Illinois court dismissed the case. In May 2005, Hanson published on his website, LasikFraud.com, a letter which purported to be from "ACE Judgment... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:55pm - 0 comments
  • Hamad v. Horowitz
    Date: 04/13/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Website
    Riad Hamad, founder of the Palestine Children's Welfare Fund (PCWF), filed a defamation suit against the editor and publisher of online publication FrontPage Magazine and several other defendants.  Hamad alleged that a FrontPage article accused Hamad and PCWF of funneling money to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/01/2008 - 6:44pm - 0 comments
  • Hammer v. Amazon.com
    Date: 08/27/2003
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    Self-published author Jeffrey Hammer sued Amazon.com in New York state court (later removed to federal court by Amazon) alleging libel, defamation, antitrust violations, breach of contract, and copyright violations, among others things.  The dispute revolved around negative reviews of Hammer's books... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/09/2009 - 1:59pm - 0 comments
  • Hammer v. Trendl
    Date: 04/23/2002
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    In early 2002, self-published author Jeffrey Hammer sued Anthony Trendl in federal court in New York alleging violations of federal copyright law and defamation for negative reviews posted on Amazon about Hammer's books.  Hammer also sought a temporary restraining order... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/09/2009 - 12:44pm - 0 comments
  • Hammitt v. Busbin
    Date: 12/28/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Georgia
    Publication: Website
    On December 28, 2007, Ed and Brenda Hammitt filed a defamation lawsuit in the Superior Court  of Chattooga County, Georgia against Ken Busbin, Teresa Watson, operator of RomeNewsByWatson.com, and RomeNewsByWatson.com, Inc.  The Hammits alleged that Busbin pseudonymously posted a comment on ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/17/2008 - 4:44pm - 0 comments
  • Hammitt v. Watson
    Date: 12/02/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Georgia
    Publication: Website
    On December 2, 2007, Ed and Brenda Hammitt filed a lawsuit against Teresa Watson, the operator of RomeNewsByWatson.com, a news website that purports to "document . . . items of public corruption," claiming defamation and libel for publishing comments... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/03/2008 - 5:57pm - 1 comments
  • Hamptons Online v. Florio
    Date: 04/27/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    On April 27, 2010 Hamptons Online, LLC sued Robert Florio (its former manager), VUE Master Media (the publishing company employing him) and several other former employees for, among other claims, copyright infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets and unfair competition. Hamptons Online publishes... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/16/2010 - 3:25pm - 0 comments
  • Hannibal Public School District v. D.J.M.
    Date: 10/24/2006
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial)
    Type: Disciplinary Action
    Jurisdiction: Missouri
    Publication: Email
    In the fall of 2006, D.J.M. was a 10th grade student in the public school system in Hannibal, Missouri. On October 24 of that year, D.J.M. sent a series of messages to a fellow classmate, C.M., over an instant messaging platform. The... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/01/2011 - 9:25am - 0 comments
  • Hard Drive Productions v. Does
    Date: 09/27/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: District of Columbia
    Publication: Other
    On September 27, 2011, adult-film company Hard Drive Productions filed a lawsuit in federal court against 1,495 anonymous defendants. The complaint alleged that the defendants were all involved in transferring one of Hard Drive's copyrighted films through the file-sharing protocol... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/01/2012 - 11:08am - 0 comments

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