Manhattan 10221 LLC v. Maloney, No. 113074/2007 (N.Y.C. Civil. Ct., N.Y. County filed Sept. 28, 2007).
Status: Dropped by plaintiff

A Manhattan dry cleaner sued a disgruntled customer who aired his complaints on flyers posted on the Upper East Side and on a web site, toddlaynecleanerssucks.com. The dry cleaner’s motion for an injunction against the flyers and website was denied. On Oct. 12, the court dismissed the libel claim, leaving a claim for tortious interference with plaintiff’s business and potential business. On Nov. 8, 2007, the case was moved from New York City Civil Court (claims under $25,000) to New York Supreme Court; in March 2009, the plaintiff dropped the case.

Links and Court Documents:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/10072007/news/regionalnews/soiled_reputation.htm
http://brain-terminal.com/posts/2007/10/07/my-latest-free-speech-battle
Opinion granting motion to change caption: http://decisions.courts.state.ny.us/fcas/FCAS_docs/2008APR/3001130742007003SCIV.pdf