Consumerist
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intimidation tactics
Freescore.com Sues Yahoo To Reveal Blogger's Identity
Freescore.com is one of those online companies that offers a free trial, and then attempts to enroll its customers in a $30/month subscription service. Now they're suing Yahoo in an attempt to reveal an anonymous blogger who quoted a Reuters article when criticizing the service, and who pointed out that Freescore is owned by a company with a reputation for billing customers without permission. More » -
follow ups
Twitter Lawsuit Company Tells Its Side Of Story
Horizon Realty, the Chicago company that sued a former tenant for libel after she posted an offhand remark about them on her Twitter account, must have felt the full effects of Internet notoriety today. Jeff Michael—who was quoted in the Chicago Sun-Times saying that Horizon was a "sue first, ask questions later" sort of company—has issued a response. Click here to read it (PDF). The short version: he says the tenant in question sued them first (about a month after the tweet in question), and they're all in deep disagreement about any existence of mold in the apartment. (Thanks to Alyssa!) More » -
lawsuits
Tenant Sued After Using Twitter To Complain About Moldy Apartment
If the the puiblic didn't read Amanda Bonnen's Twitter feed before, they will now, thanks to a defamation lawsuit brought against her by Horizon Group Management in Chicago. More » -
legal fridays
How To Not Get Sued For What You Said On Yelp
Recently, angry chiropractors and dentists have sued Yelp reviewers for defamation, loosely defined as "publicly telling mean lies that hurt more than feelings." Apparently, no one takes the internet seriously, until all of a sudden someone does. Here's what anyone who leaves comments online should know about defamation. More »
6:40 PM on Fri Jan 23 2009
By Alex Chasick
21,850 views, 71 commentsMost discussed atomoverride: option b, create a fake idenity / name so when you post your comments they will be suing the fake more »
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lawsuits
Chiropractor Sues Patient Over Negative Yelp Review
Chris Norberg left a negative review on Yelp after he got into a billing dispute with chiropractor Steven Biegel. Instead of quietly fuming like most people who get bad reviews on Yelp do, Biegel sued Norberg for defamation. Can you really sue someone for a negative online review? More » -
mortgage lending
LendingTree Lawyers Threaten Blogger With Defamation
Alex Stenback of Behind the Mortgage recently posted the LendingTree data breach story seen here, and his posting attracted a provocative comment regarding LendingTree's lending practices. In short, the commenter alleged that LendingTree does not let banks compete, but has its own internal lending division (Home Loan Center) that does all the "competing." More » -
lawsuits
Man Files Defamation Lawsuit After Being Accused Of Shoplifting By Home Depot
A man who purchased a lawn tractor at the Edwardsville, IL Home Depot went back inside to buy some more stuff while employees loaded his tractor onto his truck. More »
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