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11 Jul 2015, 4:42 am
Paul Alan Levy at Public Citizen wasn’t satisfied when the gag order was lifted, after news of the subpoena went viral. [read post]
16 Dec 2011, 1:20 pm
by Paul Alan Levy This week the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued an excellent decision rejecting a series of bogus trademark claims and hence a motion for a preliminary injunction brought by Ascentive, a software maker, against Opinion Corp., whose PissedConsumer web site provides a forum for consumers to post complaints (or praise). [read post]
9 Sep 2011, 10:31 am
by Paul Alan Levy The litigation reported last month in which Thomas Cooley Law School sought to stanch adverse publicity by suing anonymous critics has taken a couple of odd turns. [read post]
5 Apr 2007, 3:58 pm
(Courtesy of Mark Levy of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP) Yesterday, Akin Gump filed the attached amicus brief on behalf of the U.S. [read post]
31 Aug 2012, 3:09 pm
by Paul Alan LevyMany groups at Public Citizen issue hard-hitting reports, but we are scrupulous about reviewing reports about particular companies and individuals to ensure their accuracy, not to speak of avoiding the prospect of libel litigation. [read post]
8 Sep 2010, 1:58 pm
by Paul Alan LevyLast Friday, Danny Sullivan broke the story that the Attorney General of Texas is investigating whether Google violated the antitrust laws by deliberately depressing the search rankings of certain commercial web sites whose services seek to compete with Google. [read post]
12 Mar 2012, 5:31 pm
Paul Alan Levy (Public Citizen) has more on the subject; Public Citizen was the lawyer for the defendants. [read post]
10 Mar 2011, 3:59 pm
by Paul Alan LevySports bloggers and others, especially in Washington and New York, have been abuzz over the libel suit filed last month by Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder over an unflattering article published in the Washington City Paper. [read post]
10 May 2010, 12:42 pm
by Paul Alan LevyIt’s an old story, sad to say. [read post]
18 May 2012, 9:36 am
by Paul Alan Levy A Superior Court judge in Los Angeles has made a decision with chilling implications for journalists and, indeed, for anybody who hosts speech by others. [read post]
12 Aug 2012, 7:27 pm
Criminal charges can be levied at anyone, including those working within the justice system itself. [read post]
30 Dec 2015, 3:32 am
Federal Circuit court of appeals says government can’t deny trademark as “disparaging” just because it frowns on its expressive content, implications are favorable for Washington Redskins in their legal case [Eugene Volokh, Paul Alan Levy, In Re Simon Shiao Tam opinion, case won by past Overlawyered guestblogger Ron Coleman] Mentally ill man walks into San Diego county recorder’s office, submits properly filled-out deed transferring major sports… [read post]
29 Oct 2010, 10:59 am
by Paul Alan Levy Rosetta Stone has just filed the opening brief in its appeal from a trial court decision granting summary judgment against its claim that Google violates the trademark laws when it sells advertising space to companies who want to reach Internet users who have shown interest in finding information about search terms that incorporate specific trademarks. [read post]
30 Dec 2010, 4:11 pm
by Paul Alan Levy We have previously blogged about the crucial role played by section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in protecting the ability of consumers to speak effectively about corporate or political wrongdoing, by protecting the hosts of web sites and email services from being sued over the contents of communications that are made using their services. [read post]
29 Jan 2014, 8:05 pm
Cox; Volokh] Co-workers’ taking of Lord’s name in vain is element in discrimination claim of religious harassment [Oregon; Ruder Ware] “Michigan Court of Appeals Again Protects Anonymous Criticism” [Paul Alan Levy] Virginia by contrast adopts standard less protective of speech [same] Is D.C. lawyer attempting to unmask Wikipedia editor in defamation suit a “public figure? [read post]
19 Mar 2017, 9:05 pm
“Utah poised to outlaw mentioning people’s names online with intent to ‘abuse’ or ‘harass’” [Eugene Volokh] In win for Paul Alan Levy, Eugene Volokh & co., filer of fake R.I. lawsuits aimed at search engine takedown agrees to settle [Consumer Law & Policy, earlier] Activists shut down speech at Ontario university by criminal defense lawyer who helped CBC radio host beat sex-assault rap [David Millard Haskell, Toronto Star;… [read post]
2 Sep 2011, 3:06 pm
by Paul Alan LevyRecently I discussed a case in which a web hosting service betrayed its customers by turning over identifying information about Thai emigres who posted criticisms of Thailand’s lèse majesté laws to a web site hosted by that service, who considered that even disputing the laws was an insult to the king. [read post]
21 Jun 2011, 6:12 am
by Paul Alan LevyIn a major decision yesterday, the Second Circuit struck down an injunction issued by a federal court in New York forbidding an aggregator from selling to its clients information that it had obtained about investment recommendations by major investment houses. [read post]
6 Oct 2009, 9:36 am
View the article here 10/06/2009 By Paul Crocetti MARLBOROUGH - The city no longer has the power to arrest sex offenders who loiter near restricted areas following the City Council's approval of changes to its registered sex offender ordinance last night. [read post]
6 Jan 2017, 9:15 am
Consumer Reviews * Eugene Volokh and Paul Levy: Dozens of suspicious court cases, with missing defendants, aim at getting web pages taken down or deindexed. [read post]
