Knotty Issues of eDiscovery
The Plaintiffs in 1524948 Alberta Ltd. v. John Doe 1-50 claimed they were the victims of trademark infringement, trade libel, defamation and intentional interference with contractual relationships. The Plaintiffs claimed the unknown Defendants used a website “to publish allegedly “false, defamatory and infringing statements and to conduct other unlawful activity[…]
Read moreThe Plaintiffs in Blockowicz v. Ramey were victims of online defamation on social networking and other websites. The Plaintiffs were successful in getting a default judgment against the Defendants and an injunction to remove the defamatory material. Blockowicz v. Ramey, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 118599 (N.D. Ill. Dec. 21, 2009).[…]
Read moreA lot can happen in 140 characters. Someone can tag their way right into a lawsuit with a Wall to Wall Message, a public note or a Tweet. This is one of those cases. Procedural History In a defamation case, a Philadelphia attorney (Plaintiff Corcoran) with a boutique copyright practice[…]
Read moreThe internet is creating emerging legal issues, from jurisdiction to discovery. The identification of anonymous bloggers-posting defamatory statements on the internet–is one of those issues. Judge Rory J. Bellantoni, Ottinger v. Non-Party The Journal News In Ottinger v. Non-Party The Journal News, 2008 N.Y. Misc. LEXIS 4579 (N.Y. Sup.[…]
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