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Fisher & Phillips v. Does [1]

Submitted by DMLP Staff on Mon, 09/10/2007 - 15:58

Summary

Threat Type: 

Lawsuit

Date: 

06/29/2005

Status: 

Concluded

Disposition: 

Withdrawn

Location: 

Georgia

Verdict or Settlement Amount: 

N/A

Legal Claims: 

Defamation
False Light
Tortious Interference
In June 2005, Fisher & Phillips LLP, an Atlanta employment law firm, sued 5 anonymous bloggers for defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and interference with business and contractual relations. The complaint did not identify the allegedly defamatory statements with any specificity... read full description
Parties

Party Issuing Legal Threat: 

Fisher & Phillips, LLC

Party Receiving Legal Threat: 

John Doe(s) 1-5

Type of Party: 

Organization

Type of Party: 

Individual

Location of Party: 

  • Georgia

Legal Counsel: 

Walter Kruger

Legal Counsel: 

None
Description

In June 2005, Fisher & Phillips LLP, an Atlanta employment law firm, sued 5 anonymous bloggers for defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and interference with business and contractual relations. The complaint did not identify the allegedly defamatory statements with any specificity and did not name the websites on which they appeared.

After failing to identify or serve the defendants, Fisher & Phillips voluntarily dismissed the suit without prejudice in November 2005.

Related Links: 

  • Atlanta Business Chronicle: Law Firm Targets Bloggers with Rare Lawsuit [2]
  • MLRC's Legal Actions and Developments Involving Blogs [3]

 

Details

Content Type: 

  • Text

Publication Medium: 

Blog

Subject Area: 

  • Defamation
  • False Light
  • Anonymity
  • Business Torts
Court Information & Documents

Jurisdiction: 

  • Georgia

Source of Law: 

  • Georgia

Court Name: 

United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Court Type: 

Federal

Case Number: 

1:05CV01719

Relevant Documents: 

PDF icon 2005-06-25-Complaint.pdf [4]
PDF icon 2005-10-31-Order to Show Cause.pdf [5]
PDF icon 2005-11-10-Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal.pdf [6]

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[1] https://www.dmlp.org/threats/fisher-phillips-v-does
[2] http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2005/07/18/newscolumn2.html?from_rss=1
[3] http://www.medialaw.org/bloggerlawsuits
[4] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2005-06-25-Complaint.pdf
[5] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2005-10-31-Order%20to%20Show%20Cause.pdf
[6] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/2005-11-10-Stipulation%20of%20Voluntary%20Dismissal.pdf