Bridget Freeland reports: A businessman sued Bravo Network and NBC, claiming they showed an “unflattering portrayal” of him at a speed dating night in “Real Housewives of Atlanta” after promising to edit him out. George Page, CEO of an artists’ social networking venture GotADemo, claims that a review of the show said Bravo made him…
Category: Court
Legal dispute continues between blogger and Freehold software provider
MaryAnn Spoto reports: A blogger who was sued for what she wrote about a Freehold-based company in the online pornography industry is taking her case to the Appellate Division after a Superior Court judge in Monmouth County refused to reconsider a decision keeping the lawsuit alive. Shellee Hale, a mother of five from Washington State,…
First Amendment lawsuit challenges Florida ‘Police Privacy Statute’
Robert Brayshaw says that the City of Tallahassee arrested and prosecuted him twice for publishing a police officer’s address online at Ratemycop.com. Now Brayshaw is challenging the constitutionality of Florida Statute §843.17, which states: Any person who shall maliciously, with intent to obstruct the due execution of the law or with the intent to intimidate,…
German court rules against spammers
A German doctor who had previously requested that a company stop sending him email advertisements took the company to court when they continued sending him unwanted email. According to a story in The Local, the doctor had had brief correspondence with the company but then had requested that they stop sending him email. Explaining why…