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Cranfill Sumner LLP

Defamation and Reputation Management in the Digital Age

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Defamation is the act of communicating false statements about a person that injures their reputation. Legal protections for a person’s reputation go back to common law and were well developed over the past two centuries....more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

How to Manage an Online Reputation Crisis

An online reputation crisis can be defined as a situation where an individual or business faces a significant and often damaging shift in how they are perceived online. Whether through negative reviews, malicious rumors, or...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Develop Online Reputation Management Strategy

Nearly every detail you’d need to know about a business can be found online. From hours of operation to location, featured products and current promotions, information is just one click away. Along with customers finding...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

What Is Online Defamation?

The internet has revolutionized communication, making it easier than ever to share information about people, businesses, and organizations. However, the ability to rapidly disseminate information also has its downsides,...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

How to Manage Yelp Business Reviews

Yelp is an incredibly important tool for consumers to gather information online about all types of businesses. While the general perception has always been that Yelp is a site to look up restaurants, the platform has expanded...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

How Can Doctors Respond To and Remove Fake Reviews from the Internet?

A positive internet reputation is an expected prerequisite for conducting business. Negative internet content, including negative reviews, can destroy an operation....more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Seven Things You Should Do Right Now to Protect Your Online Reputation

Billions of Google searches occur every day. Sources estimate that the average person conducts between three to four daily Google searches....more

Jaburg Wilk

What Can I Do If My Reputation Has Been Trashed Online?

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Your reputation is an important yet fragile asset. Thanks to the Internet, word of mouth has global near instantaneous reach. If you are the victim of an online attack, it's imperative that you take care of it quickly. ...more

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How to Find the Identity of an Anonymous Author Online

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If an anonymous poster makes damaging claims about you online, there are legal options available to have the post removed and reveal the author. IP litigation and Internet attorney Laura Rogal explains what steps you can...more

K&L Gates LLP

Digital Crisis PR: Removal of Unlawful Content from Digital Platforms

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Whether you are an individual, a start-up, or a multi-million dollar corporation, there is an art to removal-or “takedowns”- of unlawful content or negative reviews that have been posted about you or your business online. In...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Critics, Trolls and the Disgruntled Few: Reputation Management in the Age of Social Media

Managing reputation is tough when every person with a social media account is a potential critic with global reach. Organizations must contend with the concern that one negative social media posting could destroy hard-earned...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Think Twice Before Tweeting up a Storm

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One of the more memorable lines from 1989’s Steel Magnolias is “if you can’t say anything nice about anybody, come sit by me.” That sentiment— referred to as “schadenfreude” in German — is amplified on social media, and this...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB files amicus brief in U.S. Supreme Court Article III standing case

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The CFPB, together with the DOJ, has filed a second amicus brief in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, the case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court in which the issue is whether a plaintiff who cannot show any actual harm from a...more

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