Warren Kremer Paino Advertising v. Dutson, Civil No. 06-047 (D. Me. dismissed May 5, 2006).

Status: Dismissed

An advertising agency responsible for online advertising for Maine tourism sued the Maine Web Report blog (http://www.mainewebreport.com), which criticized the ads and the selection of the agency, for defamation and copyright infringement. The agency dropped the suit after it was criticized on various blogs.

Links and Court Documents:

http://www.citmedialaw.org/warren-kremer-paino-advertising-v-dutson

http://www.mainewebreport.com/2006/04/27/state-contractor-files-federal-lawsuit-against-me/

http://www.mainewebreport.com/2006/05/05/warren-kremer-paino-withdraws-lawsuit/

Complaint available at http://www.mainewebreport.com/Complaint.pdf