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YP.Net v. StockLemon [1]

Submitted by DMLP Staff on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 18:04

Summary

Threat Type: 

Lawsuit

Date: 

01/08/2004

Status: 

Concluded

Disposition: 

Withdrawn

Location: 

Arizona

Verdict or Settlement Amount: 

N/A

Legal Claims: 

Defamation
YP.Net Inc., a provider of online Yellow Pages, filed a defamation lawsuit in Arizona federal court against StockLemon.com after the website published critical statements about the company.  YP.Net alleged that StockLemon.com intentionally sought to damage YP.Net's reputation in order to drive down... read full description
Parties

Party Receiving Legal Threat: 

StockLemon.com; John Does 1-10; Jane Does; Business Entities 1-10; Jane Doe Harris; William Harris

Type of Party: 

Organization

Type of Party: 

Individual
Organization

Location of Party: 

  • Arizona
  • Nevada

Location of Party: 

  • Florida

Legal Counsel: 

Peter Strojnik - Peter Strojnik PC; George L Paul - Lewis & Roca LLP

Legal Counsel: 

David J. Feingold - Feingold & Kam LLC
Description

YP.Net Inc., a provider of online Yellow Pages, filed a defamation lawsuit in Arizona federal court against StockLemon.com after the website published critical statements about the company.  YP.Net alleged that StockLemon.com intentionally sought to damage YP.Net's reputation in order to drive down its stock price.  YP.Net voluntarily dismissed the suit without prejudice in August 2004. 

Related Links: 

  • BNET: YP.net Files Lawsuit Against StockLemon.com [2]
  • BNET: YP.net Calls upon StockLemon to Reveal Names of its Principals [3]
Details

Web Site(s) Involved: 

www.stocklemon.com [4] (defunct)

Content Type: 

  • Text

Publication Medium: 

Website

Subject Area: 

  • Financial Forums
Court Information & Documents

Jurisdiction: 

  • Arizona

Source of Law: 

  • Arizona

Court Name: 

United States District Court for the District of Arizona

Court Type: 

Federal

Case Number: 

2:04-cv-00036
CMLP Information (Private)

Priority: 

1-High

CMLP Notes: 

The case was dismissed without prejudice in 2004. It isn't clear why, and PACER doesn't have any of the documents. Someone should dig around to see if they can find the filings. {MCS}

Currently waiting to hear back from one of the parties. {MCS} 11/11/2008.

7/2/09 Couldn't find any documents on Pacer or Google. - CMF 

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Source URL (modified on 08/20/2014 - 11:07pm): https://www.dmlp.org/threats/ypnet-v-stocklemon

Links
[1] https://www.dmlp.org/threats/ypnet-v-stocklemon
[2] http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2004_Jan_9/ai_n27786671
[3] http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2004_Jan_13/ai_112134212/
[4] http://www.stocklemon.com