Arnold B. Bowker, John A. Joslin and the Carib Inn
Carib Inn, a Caribbean resort, claims it was defamed when an America Online user reported that her diving instructor was "stoned" during her dive at the resort.
Dow Jones & Company, Inc v Gutnick
Joe Gutnick--an Australian businessman--sued Dow Jones--the publishers of a magazine, available both on and off-line, that contained an allegedly defamatory article about the plaintiff. It was ruled that an Internet article is published wherever it is read, rather than where the publisher is based.
Laurence Godfrey v. Demon Internet Limited
Analysis of the case involving the first judicial decision within England and Wales which concerns a defamatory statement made via e-mail through an Internet Usenet discussion group.
Sidney Blumenthal and Jacqueline Jordan Blumenthal
Sidney Blumenthal, a White House Assistant, sued Matt Drudge, publisher of The Drudge Report, and AOL, a business partner, over a statement published in The Drudge Report which alleged that Blumenthal abused his spouse.
Stratton Oakmonth Inc. and Daniel Prush v. Prodigy
In 1994 an unknown user of the Prodigy "Money Talk" bulletin board posted a message which accused the plaintiffs of criminal dishonesty. The plaintiff sued Prodigy for libel.
Zeran v. America On-Line, Inc.
Kenneth Zeran brought this action against America Online, Inc. ("AOL"), arguing that AOL unreasonably delayed in removing defamatory messages posted by an unidentified third party, refused to post retractions of those messages, and failed to screen for similar postings thereafter.