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Stopping Competitors From Denigrating Your Product

"Cats prefer Whisker Nibblets to Gato Gourmet 4:1." "Only Marie’s sandwich cookies are made with real chocolate and cream." "Seatur’s Slick works 40 percent faster than other leading motor oils." "Shampoo with Lixertonic and...more

Director May Pursue Malicious Prosecution Claims Against Plaintiffs’ Attorneys

Lawsuits against directors can seem very one-sided with the plaintiffs starting at bat and never having to take to the field to play defense. This may be changing as a result of a very significant decision issued last Friday...more

Weekly Law Resume - April 26, 2012: Anti-SLAPP Attack to a Malicious Prosecution Action

Darin Johnson v. Ralph’s Grocery Company, et al. Court of Appeal, Fourth District (March 20, 2012) This case concerns two pre-answer challenges a defendant can make to the legal sufficiency of a plaintiff’s complaint:...more

Editor’s Choice: Top Five Legal News Stories of the Day - December 8, 2011

Here are a several items we thought you’d find interesting. • Lawsuit says Delta lies about lost luggage liability limits. A class action lawsuit filed against Delta Air Lines says the carrier misleads customers about...more

Jerry Moore v. John Hoff

Jury Holds Blogger Liable for $60,000 in Defamation Case filed by fired community leader

A jury in Minneapolis held blogger John (Johnny Northside) Hoff liable for $60,000 in damages for a truthful post charging that the plaintiff was involved in a high-profile mortgage fraud case. The jury agreed with the...more

Habush Habush & Rottier vs. Cannon & Dunphy

Habush vs. Cannon Dunphy Ross Fishman Law Firm Marketing Expert Report .pdf

Ross Fishman's law firm marketing expert witness report in Habush Habush & Rottier vs. Cannon and Dunphy. This report analyzes and details issues relating to the First Amendment; constitutional law, Google AdWords;...more

Stuart v. TUSD

Appeal from Denial of SLAPP

Appeal from denial of SLAPP motion. Court of Appeal opinion....more

Bauer v. Glatzer

Order Dismissing Second Amended Complaint Against Defendant Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.

On May 1, 2008, EFF and the law firm of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the operator of the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia, arguing that federal law immunizes it...more

Barbara Bauer and Barbara Bauer Literary Agency, Inc. v. Jenna Glatzer

Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion of Defendant Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. To Dismiss the Complaint

On May 1, 2008, EFF and the law firm of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the operator of the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia, arguing that federal law immunizes it...more

Barbara Bauer & Barbara Bauer Literary Agency, Inc. v. Jenna Glatzer, et al.

Brief in Opposition To Motion To Dismiss

On May 1, 2008, EFF and the law firm of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the operator of the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia, arguing that federal law immunizes it...more

Bauer v. Glatzer et al.

Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion of Defendant Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. To Dismiss the Complaint

On May 1, 2008, EFF and the law firm of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the operator of the popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia, arguing that federal law immunizes it...more

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd., et al. v. Wikileaks, et al.

Notice of Dismissal

On February 6, 2008, Swiss bank Julius Baer filed suit in federal district court against "Wikileaks" -- a website designed to give whistleblowers a forum for posting materials of public concern -- for hosting 14 allegedly...more