Showing posts with label review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label review. Show all posts

Palmer v. KlearGear.com

Palmer v. KlearGear.com (May 5, 2014)


D.Utah.: Judge: KlearGear Can't Collect $3,500.00 From Couple That Left Negative Online Review
Ars Technica
A federal court judge has ruled in favor of a Utah couple who criticized an online retailer.
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/judge-kleargear-cant-collect-3500-from-couple-that-left-negative-online-review/


Default Judgment:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/224430518/Palmer-v-Kleargear-Default-Judgment

Dancing Deer v. Liles

Dancing Deer Mountain v. Liles (March 12, 2014)


STATUS: Appeals court ruled that claim will be heard.


Or.App.:  Trashing Reception Hall Online May Be Libelous
Courthouse News
A man who posted a negative review online about an Oregon wedding venue must face defamation claims, a state appeals court ruled.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/03/18/66254.htm


Complaint:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/03/18/Dancing%20Deer.pdf

Gillon Music'N Celebrations v Ting

Gillon Music'N Celebrations v Ting (9/24/13)

STATUS: Federal judge rules lawsuit cannot be brought.

D.N.J.: Promoter Can't Sue Client Over Web Site
Courthouse News
A music promoter who has appeared on "The Apprentice" and "Platinum Brides" cannot sue an unhappy client over critical postings on an online consumer complaint board.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/09/30/61592.htm

Opinion:
 http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/09/30/Iris.pdf

Small Justice v. Xcentric Ventures

Small Justice v. Xcentric Ventures (July 16, 2013)

D. Mass.: Attorney Uses Copyright to Attack Unflattering Web
National Law Journal
Federal law grants website operators immunity from defamation claims for third-party posts, so Boston lawyer Richard Goren used copyright law to go after a site’s parent company over a negative posting. It worked—Goren has persuaded the Massachusetts trial courts to assign him the copyright to the disputed material.And on Tuesday, he went to federal court accusing the website of violating his copyright.

http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202611557418&kw=Attorney%20Uses%20Copyright%20to%20Attack%20Unflattering%20Web%20Post&et=editorial&bu=Law.com&cn=20130719&src=EMC-Email&pt=Newswire&slreturn=20130624120748

Complaint:
http://pdfserver.amlaw.com/nlj/DMassSmallJusticevGoren.pdf