From The Laboratorium: The author and publisher plaintiffs filed a motion to adjourn the fairness hearing, together with a short supporting memorandum. Google does not oppose the motion. The executive summary: The parties are renegotiating the settlement (with each other and the DOJ). The issues are too complex to present a revised settlement by October…
Boston Globe’s Mass Mailer Faces Class Action
Sean Kelly reports: The Boston Globe’s junk mail division bought drivers’ personal information from the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, an unhappy ad recipient says in a federal class action. The man claims that Globe Direct, the direct mail unit of Boston Globe Media, violated the Drivers Privacy Protection Act. […] Downing’s complaint does not…
Speed Dater Says TV Show Humiliated Him
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…
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,…