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JL Kirk Associates v. Coble [1]

Summary

Threat Type:

Correspondence

Date:

02/27/2007

Status:

Concluded

Disposition:

Withdrawn

Location:

Tennessee

Verdict or Settlement Amount:

N/A

Legal Claims:

Defamation

Katherine Coble posted information on her blog relating to her husband's personal experience with JL Kirk Associates, a job placement company. In the posting, Coble criticized the company's "interview process" and made other statements about the company and its recruitment tactics. A... read full description

Parties

Party Issuing Legal Threat:

JL Kirk Associates

Party Receiving Legal Threat:

Katherine Coble

Type of Party:

Large Organization

Type of Party:

Individual

Location of Party:

Tennessee

Location of Party:

Tennessee

Legal Counsel:

Alan Korpady

Legal Counsel:

Ronald Coleman

Description

Katherine Coble posted information on her blog relating to her husband's personal experience with JL Kirk Associates, a job placement company. In the posting, Coble criticized the company's "interview process" and made other statements about the company and its recruitment tactics. A JL Kirk representative posted a comment to the posting, defending the company. Coble then posted the comment as a post of its own.

Through counsel, the company sent Coble a letter, claiming that various statements in her blog posting were libelous and threatening to sue if the statements were not removed.

Ms. Coble retained counsel through the Media Bloggers Association, and her lawyer sent a response letter to JL Kirk's attorney asking the company to discuss the matter. According to Ms. Coble, both sides expressed their desire to avoid litigation and discuss the matter privately.

Details

Web Site(s) Involved:

Just Another Pretty Farce [5] (formerly http://www.mycropht.blogspot.com [6])

Just Another Pretty Farce: J.L. Kirk & Associates: My Story [7] [8]

Just Another Pretty Farce: J.L. Kirk Responds [8]

Just Another Pretty Farce: Coble's final update on the situation [9]

Content Type:

Text

Publication Medium:

Blog

Subject Area:

Defamation

Court Information & Documents

Jurisdiction:

Tennessee

Source of Law:

Tennessee

Relevant Documents:

coble cease-and-desist 1.pdf [10]

Coble cease-and-desist 2.pdf [11]

coble response letter.pdf [12]

Source URL (modified on 08/20/2014 - 11:03pm): https://www.dmlp.org/threats/jl-kirk-associates-v-coble

Links
[1] https://www.dmlp.org/threats/jl-kirk-associates-v-coble
[2] http://www.wkrn.com/nashville/news/local-bloggers-post-generates-national-firestorm/88979.htm
[3] http://instapundit.com/archives2/004085.php
[4] http://www.nashvilleistalking.com/2007/04/11/a-play-by-play-the-jl-kirk-associates-saga/
[5] http://mycropht.wordpress.com
[6] http://www.mycropht.blogspot.com
[7] http://mycropht.blogspot.com/2007/02/jl-kirk-associates-my-story.html
[8] http://mycropht.wordpress.com/2007/04/07/jl-kirk-responds/
[9] http://mycropht.wordpress.com/2007/04/12/jl-kirk-update/
[10] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/coble%20cease-and-desist%201_0.pdf
[11] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/Coble%20cease-and-desist%202_1.pdf
[12] https://www.dmlp.org/sites/dmlp.org/files/sites/citmedialaw.org/files/coble%20response%20letter_1.pdf