In 140 characters, the story can be told: A judge has tossed the libel suit against an Uptown tenant for her Twitter post on apartment mold. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Diane Larsen this week threw out Horizon Realty Group’s libel suit against Amanda Bonnen, who had sent out a tweet complaining about mold in…
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State Department Employee Sentenced for Illegally Accessing Confidential Passport Files
A State Department employee was sentenced yesterday to 12 months of probation for illegally accessing 70 confidential passport application files. The sentence was announced by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. Susan Holloman, 58, of Washington, D.C., was also ordered by U.S. Magistrate Judge Alan Kay in the District of Columbia…
FL: Lawsuit against state officials for privacy violation moves forward
Evan Brown writes; Plaintiff sued the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and a number of state officials for violation of the federal Driver’s Privacy Protection Act, 18 USC §2721-25. Plaintiff claimed that the defendants turned over a large amount of protected personal information to a private party, and that that party then…
Woman Says Yahoo! Bandies Her Name About
Lisa Buchmeier reports: Yahoo! links ads for an erectile dysfunction drug to a Wisconsin genealogist and Native American historian, violating her privacy and making it appear that she endorses the drug, the woman claims in Federal Court. Bev Stayart claims the bogus link to Levitra ads damaged her “positive and wholesome image.” Stayart, who has…