Court Affirms Love's Win in "Twibel" Case

A California appeals court has affirmed singer Courtney Love's victory in a libel case brought by her former attorney over tweets sent by the singer.

Appeals Court Considers Love's Win in Twibel Case

On Dec. 14 the California Court of Appeals, Second District, heard an appeal by attorney Rhonda J. Holmes of her loss in a jury trial in January 2014 to singer Courtney Love over comments posted to Twitter.

Love is No Brando, So Pinterest Libel Suit Proceeds

Courtney Love is no Marlon Brando, a California appeals court has ruled, so a lawsuit against her over postings on Pintrist and comments on the Howard Stern Show can proceed.

Libel and Social Media: Yet Another Love Story

I may be running out of puns on the name of Courtney Love, but her odyssey as a pioneer as a defendant in libel suits based on social media continues.

In the End, Love Wins

A jury found Friday that singer Courtney Love did not libel her former attorney when she sent a tweet stating, ""I was fucking devestated when Rhonda J. Holmes esq. of san diego was purchased off ..."

First U.S. Twitter Libel Trial Begins

Attorney Rhonda J. Holmes' libel lawsuit against singer Courtney Love began yesterday (Jan. 15) in California Superior Court in Los Angeles.  It is the first defamation trial in an American court based on statements posted on Twitter.

2014 May Start with Twitter Trial

We've been fooled before. Unless there's a settlement within the next three weeks, the new year will begin with a trial in the "twibel" case brought by a former attorney for Courtney Love over a tweet sent by the singer.

Picture This: Libel by Pinterest?

Two years ago, it looked like a lawsuit brought against singer Courtney Love by fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir would be the first libel trial over comments posted on Twitter. Although that lawsuit was settled, shortly thereafter Love was named as the defendant in a lawsuit brought by her former attorney for comments that Love posted on Twitter herself: a suit that is still pending.

Love continues to break ground in libel law involving social media: earlier this month, she was sued for libel over postings on Pinterest, in addition to comments on the Howard Stern Show. Once again, the plaintiff is Dawn Simorangkir, who claims that Love accused Simorangkir of stealing from her.

Love's Twitter Suit Lives On

The lawsuit against Courtney Live by the law firm that represented her in estate of her husband Kurt Cobain over tweets the singer sent about her lawyer is continuing.

Another Chance for Love

According to the Hollywood Reporter, a California Superior Court judge indicated Thursday that she was likely to allow a libel lawsuit against singer Courtney Love based on tweets about her then-lawyers to proceed.

When and if the case actually goes to trial, it would be the first American libel lawsuit stemming from a Twitter post.

A Second Chance for Love

Back in January, it looked like a defamation lawsuit brought by fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir against singer Courtney Love over her tweets would be the first libel trial in the U.S. stemming from Twitter. But then the parties settled for $430,000 plus interest.

More Cases, But No Twitter Trials

As Twitter becomes more ubiquitous -- it now has more than 200 million registered users, and 155 million tweets are sent each day -- defamation, privacy and other lawsuits stemming from tweets are becoming more common.

Love in a Battlefield

Just a few months after settling a lawsuit over comments she tweeted about fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir, singer Courtney Love have been sued over another statement Twitter, as well as a comment to the New York Post. 

Cookie Twitter Lawsuit Crumbles

While the settlement of the Twitter libel lawsuit by fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir against singer Courtney Love is getting a fair amount of attention, there's been less attention paid to another Twitter libel suit that was also dismissed in early February.

Love's Twitter Settlement Revealed

In late January, I posted that it appeared that fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir's libel lawsuit against singer Courtney Love, which was expected to be the first defamation trial stemming from posts on Twitter, was going to end in a settlement. Now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed the amount of the pre-trial settlement: $430,000, plus interest. 

Twitter Trial Torpedoed

The National Law Journal reports that a settlement is likely in fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir's lawsuit against singer Courtney Love over Tweets criticizing the designer, which is scheduled to go to trial in February.  As noted previously, the case would have been the first defamation trial in U.S. based on comments posted on Twitter.

OMG! Twitter Trial Looks GTG*

According to The Hollywood Reporter, it looks like fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir's lawsuit against singer Courtney Love over Tweets criticizing the designer is going to trial next month.  [UPDATE: The National Law Journal reports that a settlement is likely.]  If there is no pre-trial settlement, this would apparently be the first defamation trial in U.S. based on comments posted on Twitter.