Rash of Blogger Lawsuits

December 9, 2007

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In 2007, there have been a jump in percentage for new bloggers poping up everyday. But never tought to get lawsuits about what you post? May be talking bad about a company or something similar can get you into troubles with the law? May be is the end of “free speech” for bloggers? I found a good piece of information about bloggers that have been sued for writting negative things:

Lawsuit a reminder to pause before ‘Send’:

A court reporting firm, BESCR Inc., with offices in Aurora and Chicago, sued Trisha Goodman, a Tulsa, Okla., court reporter subcontracted by the firm. She had started a blog to complain she hadn’t been paid the $2,300 due her from BESCR Inc. Three others were sued for telling other people about the blog. The suit asks for $3.4 million in damages.

Bonlender sues over Ensey blog

The dispute over a once-anonymous blog that posted unfounded rumors that Yakima City Councilman Ron Bonlender had been arrested for drunken driving is heading for court.

Bonlender on Wednesday sued blogger Diane Ensey for defamation and false light, alleging Ensey maliciously smeared him on behalf of her husband, Rick Ensey, who defeated Bonlender in last week’s council election.

And here’s one where the blogger won:
Court: Blogspot Blogger May Remain Anonymous

Former Lawrence School Board trustee Pamela Greenbaum, once a frequent target of commenters on the site, filed suit against Google, which hosts the Orthomom blog, seeking the blogger’s name. Her intent, she said, was to file a lawsuit directly against the writer of the blog, who she claimed had called Greenbaum a bigot and anti-semite.

New York State Supreme Court Justice Marcy Friedman disagreed, writing in an eight page decision dated October 23, 2007, that, “The relief sought by Greenbaum, on the eve of a school board election, would have a chilling effect on protected political speech.” The judge also found that a commenter on the blog, not the blogger, had used the term bigot which, in any event, the judge found, was protected speech.

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