Lemkins v. Doe [1]

Summary

Threat Type:

Lawsuit

Date:

11/09/2009

Status:

Pending

Location:

Kentucky

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N/A

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Defamation

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

Parties

Party Receiving Legal Threat:

Doe

Type of Party:

Individual

Type of Party:

Individual

Location of Party:

Kentucky

Description

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 September 18 article about Lemkins' client, accused killer Steve Nunn. According to local television station WKYT, the comments contained claims that Lemkins "was mentally ill," had threatened to kill herself and had urged her client to "really really really get a new lawyer."

After filing her lawsuit, Lemkins issued a subpoena to the Lexington Herald-Leader, which operates Kentucky.com, seeking the commenter's identity.

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Kentucky.com

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Text

Publication Medium:

Website

Subject Area:

Defamation
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Kentucky

Source of Law:

Kentucky

Court Name:

Fayette Circuit Court

Court Type:

State

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