Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc v. McManus, No. 07-CA-011305 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Hillsborough County filed Sept. 5, 2007)
Status: Pending
Odyssey Marine Exploration, which explores and recovers shipwrecks and precious cargo, sued blogger Jim McManus over comments he posted on his web site and on stock bulletin boards claiming that the company overstated the value of its latest find. The case was stayed on Sept. 28, 2008, after the defendant filed for bankruptcy.
Links and Court Documents:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article2801122.ece
http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2007/11/19/story1.html
Docket: http://publicrecord.hillsclerk.com/oridev/criminal_pack.doc?pcSearchMode=CS&pcCaseId=07-CA-011305&pnCnt=1
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Steinbach v. Cutler, Civil No. 05-00970 (D.D.C. filed May 16, 2005).
Status: Motion to dismiss denied in part (April 4, 2006); case stayed due to defendant’s bankruptcy.
In May 2004, Captial Hill aide Jessica Culter published a pseudonymous blog (washingtonienne.blogspot.com; no longer existent, but archived at washingtoniennearchive.blogspot.com) detailing her sexual escapades, identifying several men only by their initials.
Cutler's blog became a widespread story after it was publicized on another blog, wonkette.com, and Cutler was fired.
Robert Steinbach filed suit on May 18, 2005, saying that he was one of the men whose initials were given in the blog, but that other identifying information was included. Ruling on a motion to dismiss, the court held that the one-year statute of limitations on in theDistrict of Columbia
In May 2007 Cutler filed for bankruptcy, which is pending. See In re: Jessica Cutler, No. 07-31459-5 (Bankr. N.D. N.Y. filed May 30, 2007). Steinbach then filed a claim with the bankruptcy court. He also filed a separate suit in Arkansas over a book based on the blog. Links and Court Documents:
http://www.nylj.com/nylawyer/news/09/06/061609c.html
http://www.calicocat.com/jessica_cutler_washingtonienne.htm
http://www.wonkette.com/politics/robert-steinbuch/index.php
http://www.privsecblog.com/archives/blogging-steinbuch-v-cutler-when-is-a-personal-blog-considered-publicity.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070516/ap_on_go_ot/sex_blog_lawsuit_1
Complaint at http://files.findlaw.com/news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/torts/steinbuchvcutler51805cmp.pdf
Status: Motion to dismiss denied in part (April 4, 2006); case stayed due to defendant’s bankruptcy.
In May 2004, Captial Hill aide Jessica Culter published a pseudonymous blog (washingtonienne.blogspot.com; no longer existent, but archived at washingtoniennearchive.blogspot.com) detailing her sexual escapades, identifying several men only by their initials.
Cutler's blog became a widespread story after it was publicized on another blog, wonkette.com, and Cutler was fired.
Robert Steinbach filed suit on May 18, 2005, saying that he was one of the men whose initials were given in the blog, but that other identifying information was included. Ruling on a motion to dismiss, the court held that the one-year statute of limitations on in the
In May 2007 Cutler filed for bankruptcy, which is pending. See In re: Jessica Cutler, No. 07-31459-5 (Bankr. N.D. N.Y. filed May 30, 2007). Steinbach then filed a claim with the bankruptcy court. He also filed a separate suit in Arkansas over a book based on the blog. Links and Court Documents:
http://www.nylj.com/nylawyer/news/09/06/061609c.html
http://www.calicocat.com/jessica_cutler_washingtonienne.htm
http://www.wonkette.com/politics/robert-steinbuch/index.php
http://www.privsecblog.com/archives/blogging-steinbuch-v-cutler-when-is-a-personal-blog-considered-publicity.html
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070516/ap_on_go_ot/sex_blog_lawsuit_1
Complaint at http://files.findlaw.com/news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/torts/steinbuchvcutler51805cmp.pdf
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