Florida Court Fixes Erroneous 47 USC 230 Ruling–Giordano v. Romeo
…Report but, after being sued, later asked to have it removed–a request denied by the Ripoff Report per its standard policy. The plaintiffs then added the Ripoff Report back into…
Ripoff Report Gets Another 47 USC 230 Dismissal–Herman v. Xcentric
…motion, the opinion addresses two common contentions in Ripoff Report 230 litigation: * the fact that the Ripoff Report added some components to its web page does not make Ripoff…
Debt Collection Text May Result in Liability under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act — Gutierrez v. Barclays Group
…this exception to the TCPA. Defendants pointed to an FCC Report and Order which stated that calls made by a creditor to a debtor to the number which the debtor…
Court Dismisses Class Action Against Spokeo for Lack of Standing — Robins v. Spokeo
…a complaint against Spokeo for violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, arguing that the “reports generated by Spokeo.com contain inaccurate consumer information that is marketed to entities performing background…
CA Anti-SLAPP Cases Involving Consumer Reviews as Matters of Public Concern
…information provided by Wolk on this topic, including the statements at issue here, was more than a report of some earlier conduct or proceeding; it was consumer protection information….The statements…
Top 5 Cyberlaw Developments of 2010, Plus a 2010 Year-in-Review
…100: “Ripoff Report Defeats Extortion Claim, But Plaintiffs Keep Trying–AEI v. Xcentric.” Lists of Yore Previous top 10 lists from 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006. Before that, John Ottaviani and…
Ad Networks Ordered to Drop Allegedly Infringing Site–Elsevier v. eNom
…liability argument. The court’s response: it ordered the ad networks not to pay any money to Pharmatext and to drop them as customers. From the PACER report, it appears that…
Ripoff Report Ordered to Stop Publishing User-Submitted Report–Giordano v. Romeo
…would ask Ripoff Report to remove the post. Ripoff Report–following its standard no-removal policy–said no. The plaintiff then went back to court, got permission to add Ripoff Report back into…
Ripoff Report Isn’t Bound By Injunction Against User Post–Blockowicz v. Williams
…Ripoff Report. They obtained a default injunction against the posters requiring removal of the posts. With this default order and the defendants AWOL, the Blockowiczs approached Ripoff Report and other…
Blog Host Can’t Be Bound by TRO for User Posts (Blockowicz redux)–Bobolas v. Does
…intervene in deference to even minimal judicial provocation. In contrast, the Blockowicz conundrum arose only when Ripoff Report declined to honor a default judgment. In any case, seeking a TRO…