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Nintendo previously filed a lawsuit against the company alleging trademark infringement, unfair competition, and false advertising

"How do Defendant's letters interfere with Plaintiffs' authority or ability to administer Oklahoma's public schools?"

One of many allegedly defamatory statements allegedly sent by a former summer intern at a financial company; the court holds a proposed preliminary injunction against future speech by defendant about plaintiff would be an unconstitutional prior restraint, but issues a narrower injunction.

From Rodriguez v. Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, decided Thursday by Chief Judge Murray Snow (D. Ariz.): This action concerns Dr. Cristobal Rodriguez's allegations of defamation and trade libel against Taylor & Frances Group, LLC …. Dr. Rodriguez is the Associate Dean of Equity, Inclusion, and Community, as well as…

From N.C. Bar & Tavern Ass'n v. Cooper, decided yesterday by the N.C. Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Judge April Wood, joined by Judges Donna Stroud and Jefferson Griffin: Plaintiffs appeal from the trial court's order granting summary judgment for Defendant and dismissing all their claims arising out…

The cases on the subject are sharply split, reflecting how ill-defined the law of pseudonymous litigation is.

From Moore v. Hadestown Broadway Ltd. Liab. Co., decided Thursday by Judge Loretta Preska (S.D.N.Y.): Plaintiff Kim Moore is a black woman who works as an actress. Defendant is a company that produces and stages "Hadestown," a musical that runs on Broadway …. On or about January 30, 2020, Defendant…

From Judge Gerald McHugh's decision yesterday in Tannous v. Cabrini Univ. (E.D. Pa.): This is an action brought by Kareem Tannous, a former university professor, against StopAntisemitism.org, a non-profit watchdog organization that reshared Plaintiff's social media posts with additional commentary…. [B]ecause I agree that Defendant's online blog constituted protected opinion…

From Monday's decision in Hicks v. Grimmway Enterprises, Inc., by Judge Janis Sammartino (S.D. Cal.): In this putative class action, Plaintiff alleges that Defendant, a California agricultural corporation, misrepresented the environmental impact of its farming practices through its advertising and "Inaugural Report on Environmental, Social and Governance Actions" ("ESG Report").…