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  • Alvi Armani Medical, Inc. v. Hennessey
    Date: 05/19/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Forum, Website
    Dr. Antonio Alvi Armani, a California hair-restoration surgeon, filed a lawsuit in Florida federal court against Media Visions, Inc., and its president, Patrick Hennessey, the operators of The Hair Tranplant Network, a hair-loss forum.  The complaint, also filed... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/10/2009 - 3:33pm - 0 comments
  • Alvis Coatings, Inc. v. Does
    Date: 07/30/2004
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: North Carolina
    Publication: Forum
    Alvis Coatings sells coating products, including "Alvis Spray-on Siding". The company filed a John Doe lawsuit in 2004 in North Carolina federal court against ten anonymous defendants, alleging that certain anonymous postings about its products violated the Lanham Act and North... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/24/2007 - 5:04pm - 0 comments
  • American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine v. Wikimedia
    Date: 08/19/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Wiki
    The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) and its co-founders Robert M. Goldman and Ronald M. Klatz sued Wikimedia Foundation and ten anonymous posters for defamation in New York state court over comments appearing on A4M's Wikipedia page. In their... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/25/2009 - 11:26am - 0 comments
  • American Federation of Teachers v. AFTexposed.com
    Date: 10/08/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Withdrawn
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Michigan
    Publication: Website
    In October 2009, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) sent a cease-and-desist letter to the publisher of AFTexposed.com, claiming that the website's domain name violated the AFT's trademark rights and the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/09/2010 - 5:39pm - 0 comments
  • Ampersand Publishing v. Santa Barbara Independent
    Date: 10/26/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    In October 2006, Ampersand Publishing LLC, the company that owns the Santa Barbara News-Press, filed a lawsuit against Santa Barabara Independent, Inc., publisher of the Santa Barbara Independent, another local newspaper. The case arose out of Independent editor Nick Welsh's posting of... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/07/2008 - 5:52pm - 0 comments
  • Ancel v. Bowles
    Date: 03/05/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Connecticut
    Publication: Website
    Amy Ancel, a local politician in Connecticut, posted a comment on WestportNow.com, a community news site in Westport Connecticut, in which she accused two users of the site of libeling her. The disputed comments occurred in a... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/18/2008 - 2:01pm - 0 comments
  • AnswerThink Consulting Group v. Doe
    Date: 02/23/2000
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Forum
    In February 2000, AnswerThink, a business and technology consulting firm, sued 12 John Does for defamation in Florida federal court. The John Does had posted criticism of the company in a Yahoo! forum dedicated to AnswerThink. John Doe... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/26/2008 - 2:10pm - 0 comments
  • AnswerThink Consulting Group v. Hackett
    Date: 03/30/2000
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Forum
    In March 2000, AnswerThink, a business and technology consulting firm, fired Gregory P. Hackett for allegedly criticizing the company on a Yahoo! forum and sued him for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and loyalty, and defamation... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/26/2008 - 2:24pm - 0 comments
  • Antioch University v. The Antioch Papers
    Date: 02/29/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: Ohio
    Publication: Website
    The Antioch Papers, an investigative journalism and media arts website, maintains and "open archive for primary source materials that document the institutional life of Antioch College and by extension Antioch University."  Source materials have been gathered through publicly accessible archives and through... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/04/2011 - 10:06am - 0 comments
  • Apex Technology Group, Inc. v. Does
    Date: 12/01/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Forum
    In December 2009, Apex Technology Group, Inc. and its principal Sarvesh Kumar Dharayan filed a lawsuit for defamation against John Does 1-10 and ABC Corporations 1-10 in New Jersey state court.  On December 3, 2009, Apex and Dharayan filed a motion for... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 02/18/2010 - 5:43pm - 0 comments
  • Apple v. DePlume
    Date: 01/04/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Settled (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    DePlume's blog, Think Secret, published a report about a new $500 monitor-less iMac, new iWork software, and the price and features of the Mac Mini days before MacWorld 2005. In January 2005, Apple sued DePlume and his company for misappropriation of trade... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:55pm - 0 comments
  • Apple v. Does
    Date: 12/13/2004
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Subpoena Quashed, Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    On December 13, 2004, Apple filed suit against unknown defendants for misappropriation and publication of trade secrets in connection with reports about its "Asteroid" product (a FireWire audio interface for Apple's GarageBand) that appeared on Apple-related news sites, PowerPage, AppleInsider, and ThinkSecret.... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:55pm - 0 comments
  • Apple, Inc. v. Odioworks, LLC
    Date: 11/01/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Wiki
    In November 2008, Apple, Inc. threatened legal action against Odioworks, LLC, a corporation that operates public wiki site BluWiki, if Odioworks did not take down information published on BluWiki about how to use an iPod or iPhone with third-party software.   Odioworks... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/07/2011 - 4:27pm - 0 comments
  • Aquino v. Electriciti
    Date: 02/18/1997
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Michael A. Aquino and Lilith Aquino, leaders of the "Temple of Set," sued Electriciti, Inc., an internet service provider, over statements made by one of its subscribers.  According to their complaint, an Electriciti subscriber going by the pseudonym... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/14/2009 - 1:56pm - 0 comments
  • Arizona National Guard v. Clark
    Date: 07/19/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Disciplinary Action
    Jurisdiction: Iraq
    Publication: Blog
    Specialist Leonard A. Clark, a member of the Arizona National Guard serving in Iraq, was demoted to Private First Class for allegedly releasing classified information on his blog.  According to press accounts, Clark's blog was openly critical of the war... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/29/2008 - 4:27pm - 0 comments
  • Arizona v. Pataky
    Date: 03/09/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Criminal Investigation
    Jurisdiction: Arizona
    Publication: Blog
    In March 2009, Phoenix police raided the home of Jeff Pataky, a blogger who runs Bad Phoenix Cops, a blog that has been highly critical of the Phoenix Police Department.  According to The Arizona Republic, Pataky's home was raided... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/09/2009 - 11:53am - 0 comments
  • Art of Living Foundation v. Does 1-10
    Date: 11/05/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Settled (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Blog
    Substantive Proceedings The Art of Living Foundation is an international nonprofit organization that, according to its website, is "engaged in stress-management and service initiatives." Two former followers, Skywalker and Klim, published anonymous blogs (entitled "Leaving the Art of Living" and "Beyond the... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/27/2012 - 4:40pm - 0 comments
  • Arthur v. Harrington
    Date: 01/28/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Subpoena
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Blog
    Virgie Arthur, mother of deceased celebrity Anna Nicole Smith, subpoenaed blogger Lyndal Harrington in a federal defamation lawsuit.  Arthur originally filed claims of defamation and conspiracy to defame against Howard K. Stern, CBS Studios, and KPRC Houston after Stern and Anna Nicole... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/19/2008 - 3:46pm - 0 comments
  • Arthur v. TMZ.com (federal)
    Date: 03/17/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Blog, Website
    Virgie Arthur,  mother of deceased celebrity Anna Nicole Smith, attempted to add several bloggers as defendants to a defamation lawsuit in Texas federal court.  Arthur originally filed claims of defamation and conspiracy to defame against Howard K. Stern, CBS Studios, and KPRC... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/19/2008 - 4:35pm - 0 comments
  • Arthur v. TMZ.com (state)
    Date: 04/21/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Blog
    Virgie Arthur, the mother of deceased celebrity Anna Nicole Smith, filed a defamation suit against a number of bloggers and others in Texas state court, alleging that the defendants conspired to ruin her reputation through defamatory e-mails, blog and website postings, and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/21/2008 - 11:11am - 2 comments

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