Defamation: Public Website Postings
Posted in Internet Law on December 27, 2012
“[T]he insults are generalized … [T]he absence of such specificity is a yet a further signal to the reader there is no factual basis for the accusations.”
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Emotional Distress: Consumer Review Websites
Posted in Internet Law,Negligence on January 23, 2011
“[The business owner] made a prima facie showing of probable success on her cause of action for libel.”
Premises Liability: Social Networking Websites
Posted in Internet Law on May 11, 2010
“The violence that harmed plaintiffs here was not “a necessary component” of defendant’s MySpace party. …Moreover, in our case, defendant took no action to stimulate the criminal conduct…”
Social Networking Websites: Content Provided by Third Parties
Posted in Internet Law,Technology on September 22, 2009
“That appellants characterize their complaint as one for failure to adopt reasonable safety measures does not avoid the immunity granted by section 230. ”