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  • Landmark Education LLC v. Ross
    Date: 06/25/2004
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Broadcast, Forum, Website
    Landmark Education is a for-profit company engaged in the business of making "education programs" available to the general public and corporations, on subjects including communication, time management, and productivity. Its basic program is "The Forum" -- a three day/one evening seminar... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:58pm - 0 comments
  • Lang v. Mason
    Date: 05/09/2002
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Broadcast, Website
    Jeffrey Lang, a Florida reconstructive and cosmetic surgeon, filed a lawsuit against reporter Michael Mason, MSNBC, its affiliate Waterman Broadcasting, and Mary Catherine Tourtillott, a former patient, for an allegedly defamatory news report that accused Lang disfiguring his patients. Lang's four-count complaint... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/17/2009 - 5:28pm - 0 comments
  • LaPausky v. Yelp! Inc.
    Date: 03/03/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Forum
    Christine LaPausky, owner of the D'ames Day Spa in San Diego, brought a class action lawsuit against Yelp! Inc. in California federal court, alleging violations of California unfair competition law. The lawsuit came days after another small business owner filed... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/30/2010 - 1:56pm - 0 comments
  • Lauth Group, Inc. v. Grasso
    Date: 07/25/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Indiana
    Publication: Other
    The plaintiffs, real estate developers the Lauth Group, Inc., Lauth Indiana Resort & Casino, LLC, Robert L. Lauth, Jr. and Greg Gurnik, filed a lawsuit in 2007 over statements made in a June 2007 press release about other litigation between the Lauth... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/21/2009 - 5:47pm - 0 comments
  • Lavandeira v. Infuse, LLC
    Date: 07/21/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Default Judgment
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    Celebrity gossip blogger Mario Lavandeira (aka Perez Hilton), who operates the blog perezhilton.com, sued Infuse LLC, Margie E. Rogers and Elizabeth Silver-Fagan, the owner, editor and publisher, respectively, of a rival celebrity blog named PerezRevenge.com, which describes itself as a... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/16/2008 - 12:07am - 0 comments
  • Lavandeira v. National Organization for Marriage
    Date: 04/30/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Broadcast, Website
    Mario Lavandeira, a.k.a. Perez Hilton, sent a DMCA takedown notice to YouTube, claiming that a clip of an advocacy ad entitled "No Offense" from the National Organization for Marriage ("NOM") violated his copyright. In response to Lavandeira's notice,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/06/2009 - 11:38am - 0 comments
  • LDS Church v. Wikileaks
    Date: 05/05/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction:
    Publication: Wiki
    Intellectual Reserve, Inc., the legal entity that owns the intellectual property of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, sent a DMCA takedown notice to Wikileaks after someone posted the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/03/2008 - 12:59pm - 0 comments
  • Leahy v. Grasmick
    Date: 05/18/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed, Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: 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... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/21/2009 - 3:50pm - 0 comments
  • Lee v. Young, Black, and Fabulous
    Date: 03/05/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Georgia
    Publication: Blog
    In March 2010, Latosha Lee sued celebrity gossip blog Young, Black, and Fabulous and its author in Georgia state court.  The complaint alleges that blogger Natasha Eubanks defamed Lee by calling her "Shaq's stripper mistress," when in fact... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/15/2010 - 5:02pm - 0 comments
  • Left Behind Games, Inc. v. Gameology
    Date: 09/25/2007
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog, Forum
    Gameology, a video-game-review site, posted some criticisms of "Left Behind: Eternal Forces," a Christian-themed video game. Gameology's posts took issue with the game's atmosphere of faith-based violence and criticized its treatment of women and minorities. Several other blogs and forums,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/04/2008 - 2:09pm - 0 comments
  • Leiser v. Fell
    Date: 04/01/2006
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Virginia
    Publication: Forum, Website
    Donna Fell is being sued for posting a rating on LawyerRatingz.com and also for posting a thread on Fairfax Underground about her experience with a law firm and lawyer. Three lawsuits are still pending in Fairfax Circuit... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/10/2008 - 5:25pm - 0 comments
  • Lemkins v. Doe
    Date: 11/09/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Kentucky
    Publication: Website
    On November 9, 2009, Kentucky attorney Astrida Lemkins filed a defamation lawsuit in state court against an anonymous individual that posted comments about her on the website Kentucky.com. At issue in the lawsuit are comments made by a commenter called "supercalifragilistic" to a... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/09/2009 - 5:58pm - 0 comments
  • Lemkins v. Lexington Herald-Leader
    Date: 11/09/2009
    Status:
    Disposition:
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: Kentucky
    Publication: Website
    On November 9, 2009, Kentucky attorney Astrida Lemkins issued a subpoena to the Lexington Herald-Leader, which operates the website Kentucky.com, seeking the identity of an anonymous commenter.  The subpoena was issued in connection with a defamation lawsuit filed by Lemkins against... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/09/2009 - 6:06pm - 0 comments
  • Lennar Corporation v. Minkow
    Date: 09/19/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Website
    Lennar Corporation and Lennar Homes of California, Inc. filed a lawsuit in Florida state court against Barry Minkow, the Fraud Discovery Institute, Inc., Briarwood Capital, LLC, Nicolas Marsch III, and several unnamed defendants. Lennar alleged that Minkow, acting in concert... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/24/2009 - 7:12pm - 0 comments
  • Lennar Pacific v. Morgan
    Date: 04/18/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Website
    Michael Morgan is a real estate broker and consultant, who sold or placed under contract several homes in Lennar Pacific developments in Florida, and who also owned a home in one of Lennar's developments. He and Lennar became embroiled in a bitter... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:59pm - 0 comments
  • Lerner v. GalaxyFacts
    Date: 12/01/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Quashed
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Forum
    Slava Lerner, the President of the Galaxy Towers Condominium Association, sought pre-action discovery from Michael Deluca, publisher of GalaxyFacts, a website forum used by Galaxy Towers condo owners to discuss a variety of issues, including the Association’s governance and leadership. ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/28/2010 - 7:02pm - 0 comments
  • Lesher v. Does
    Date: 02/03/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced, Verdict (defendant)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Forum
    On February 03, 2009, Mark and Rhonda Lesher filed a defamation lawsuit against anonymous messageboard posters on Topix.com.  Self-described as "the world's largest community news site," Topix.com aggregates news articles and hosts messageboards for users to comment and discuss.  According... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/05/2009 - 1:08pm - 0 comments
  • Lesher v. Topix
    Date: 02/03/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Subpoena Enforced
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: California, Texas
    Publication: Forum
    On February 03, 2009, Mark and Rhonda Lesher filed a defamation lawsuit against anonymous messageboard posters on Topix.com.  Self-described as "the world's largest community news site," Topix.com aggregates news articles and hosts messageboards for users to comment and discuss.  According... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/11/2009 - 2:52pm - 0 comments
  • Levinson Axelrod v. Heyburn
    Date: 11/04/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Injunction Issued
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Blog
    In November 2009, Levinson Axelrod, a New Jersey law firm, sued its former associate Edward Harrington Heyburn and his law firm over a gripe site Heyburn operated at www.levinsonaxelrod.net and later http://levinsonaxelrodreallysucks.com/. The complaint included claims for trademark infringement and dilution, violation... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/20/2010 - 6:43pm - 0 comments
  • Levitt v. New York City Police Department
    Date: 01/10/2007
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Denial of Access
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Blog
    On January 10, 2007, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) notified Leonard Levitt, a journalist and blogger who operates NYPD Confidential, that it would not renew his press credentials.  Before this denial, Levitt had held NYPD press credentials for... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 07/18/2008 - 5:46pm - 0 comments

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