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  • Cretella v. Kuzminski
    Date: 02/13/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Verdict (plaintiff)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Virginia
    Publication: Email, Forum
    On February 7, 2007, Victor E. Cretella, III mailed a letter to Christine Norris on behalf of one of his clients, PublishAmerica LLP, a publishing company, asserting that Norris had published several defamatory comments about his client, and asking her to stop... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/04/2008 - 1:23pm - 0 comments
  • Crook v. 10 Zen Monkeys
    Date: 09/19/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Lawsuit Filed, Settled (total)
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    On September 18, 2006, Lou Cabron, a contributor to the webzine, "10 Zen Monkeys," wrote an article about Michael Crook, the operator of "craigslist-perverts.org," a website that publicized responses to fake personal advertisements posted on Craigslist. In the article, Cabron posted a... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 4:04pm - 0 comments
  • Cruse v. Teacher Smackdown
    Date: 05/15/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Arkansas
    Publication: Blog
    Loretta DiAnne Cruse, a former special-ed teacher at Norfolk Elementary School in Arkansas, sued the Teacher Smackdown website, 451 Press, LLC, which operates the website, and various individuals associated with it, including professional blogger Anne-Marie Nichols, for defamation and other... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 06/06/2008 - 4:04pm - 0 comments
  • Cubby v. Compuserve
    Date: 01/01/1990
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Forum
    In this landmark internet case, internet service provider Compuserve was absolved from liability for content hosted on its servers. Don Fitzpatrick published a daily newsletter called "Rumorville" that provided news and gossip pieces about the journalism industry and individual reporters. Rumorville... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/15/2007 - 10:42am - 0 comments
  • CUNY v. CUNY Law Blog
    Date: 04/08/2008
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Blog
    Note: This is a user-submitted description. The removal of the school's logo and the addition of the disclaimer was not enough for CUNY's general counsel. In the letter they sent on 04/08/08, they said CUNY Law Blog has 10 days to change... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/11/2008 - 4:19pm - 0 comments
  • CW 11 News v. Improv Everywhere
    Date: 04/01/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Correspondence
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Website
    After receiving a copyright complaint from the Tribune Company, YouTube took down a video from comedic performance group Improv Everywhere that allegedly infringed copright in a CW 11 (WPIX-TV) news broadcast. The CW 11 broadcast discussed an Improv... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/20/2009 - 1:49pm - 0 comments
  • D'Alonzo v. Truscello
    Date: 04/05/2004
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
    Publication: Website
    On February 3, 2004, the Philadelphia Daily News published an article reporting that two of State Senator Vincent Fumo's staff members had been subpoenaed as part of a federal corruption probe into the dismissals of thousands of parking tickets. The article indicated... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/10/2007 - 3:59pm - 0 comments
  • D'Amato v. Starr
    Date: 05/18/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Injunction Denied, Withdrawn
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New York
    Publication: Blog, Forum, Website
    On May 18, 2006, David D'Amato filed a lawsuit against David Starr, Magic Touch Productions, Kent Barclay, and a number of website hosting companies over allegedly false and defamatory statements posted on various blogs, forums, and websites.  The complaint included claims for... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/09/2009 - 4:48pm - 0 comments
  • D'Elia v. Renna
    Date: 11/01/2006
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: New Jersey
    Publication: Blog
    Sebastian D'Elia, director of the Office of Public Information of Union County, New Jersey, filed a lawsuit against two members of The Union County Watchdog Association after they allegedly defamed him in blog posts. Defendants Tina Renna and Patricia Quattrocchi were regular... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 11/21/2008 - 5:36pm - 1 comments
  • Dailey v. Popma
    Date: 09/01/2006
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: North Carolina
    Publication: Forum
    North Carolina resident Jack Dailey filed a defamation suit against Donald Popma after Popma allegedly criticized him in Internet postings. According to court documents, Dailey claimed that Popma and co-defendant R. W. Beavers accused him of being a crook, a liar, and... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/03/2008 - 1:31pm - 0 comments
  • Dane v. Gawker
    Date: 09/23/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    On September 23, 2009, Grey's Anatomy star Eric Dane and his wife Rebecca Gayheart filed a complaint for copyright infringement against Mark Ebner and various Gawker Media entities in the federal district court for the Central District of California. According to the Complaint,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 01/28/2010 - 4:05pm - 0 comments
  • Danks v. Harris
    Date: 03/22/2005
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    Don Danks, CEO of Imergent, Inc., filed a lawsuit against Stocklemon.com and its operators, Andrew Left, Bill Harris, Alex Waynberg, and Alex Khachaturyan, alleging defamation, tortious interference with economic advantage, and violations of federal and state securities laws.  According to one ... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 09/12/2008 - 4:46pm - 0 comments
  • Dardenne v. MoveOn.org
    Date: 03/14/2014
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Injunction Denied
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Louisiana
    Publication: Other
    MoveOn.org is a public policy advocacy group and political action committee. On March 4, 2014, MoveOn.org caused a billboard to be placed along an Interstate Highway in Louisiana. This billboard was meant to draw attention to a political statement directed... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/23/2014 - 4:21pm - 0 comments
  • Darm v. Craig
    Date: 07/01/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Oregon
    Publication: Social Network
    In July 2011, medical spa doctor Jerrold "Jerry" Darm sued blogger Tiffany Craig for defamation in Multnomah County Circuit Court in Oregon.  Darm alleged that Craig defamed him when she wrote about a 2001 disciplinary order against the doctor from... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 10/12/2011 - 5:37pm - 0 comments
  • Darnell v. Dobrott
    Date: 06/10/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total), Injunction Denied
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Texas
    Publication: Forum
    In June 2008, Tim Darnell of Advantage Conferences sued Heather Dobrott in Texas state court for comments she posted about his business under the pseudonym "soapboxmom" on forum site scam.com and other websites.  Darnell's petition and request for temporary restraining... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 12/02/2009 - 7:35pm - 0 comments
  • Dart v. Craigslist, Inc.
    Date: 03/05/2009
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Dismissed (total)
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Forum
    Thomas Dart, the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, filed a lawsuit against online classified site Craigslist, alleging that the site is a "public nuisance" because its users have posted ads in the "erotic services" category that facilitate prostitution.... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 03/10/2009 - 8:51pm - 0 comments
  • David v. CBS Interactive, Inc.
    Date: 11/14/2011
    Status: Pending
    Disposition: Dismissed (partial), Injunction Denied
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: California
    Publication: Website
    On Nov. 14, 2011, a group of musicians and music companies claiming to be the legal owners of copyrighted works available for unlicensed use through various peer-to-peer (P2P) BitTorrent clients filed suit against CBS Interactive, Inc. (CBSI) and CNET Networks,... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/29/2013 - 10:10am - 0 comments
  • David v. Nourallah
    Date: 09/11/2008
    Status: Concluded
    Disposition: Material Removed
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: 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... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 05/19/2009 - 5:54pm - 0 comments
  • Davis v. Avvo, Inc.
    Date: 08/26/2010
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Florida
    Publication: Social Network
    Florida attorney Larry Joe Davis, Jr. filed a complaint in Florida state court against Avvo, Inc.  Avvo operates a website, www.avvo.com, that serves as a social networking site for attorneys and doctors.  The site also allows members of the public to... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 08/31/2010 - 3:23pm - 0 comments
  • Davis v. Google
    Date: 04/09/2009
    Status: Pending
    Disposition:
    Type: Lawsuit
    Jurisdiction: Illinois
    Publication: Blog
    Cherie Davis, mother of 2006 gold medal winner Shani Davis, the first African American speed skater to make the U.S. Olympic team, sued Google, Inc. in Illinois state court, seeking an injunction requiring the company to take down a blog post written... read full description
    Legal Threat - - 04/16/2009 - 12:48pm - 0 comments

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