Comments on: “[Recent law grad] sues Twitter for fake account in her name”

By: wfjag

wfjag — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 21:32:04 +0000

Maybe she’s going to be joined by some “good” (in some senses of that word) company:

BuzzFeed sued over its publication of uncorroborated Trump dossier, McClatchy (Feb. 3, 2017)
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/article130659399.html

What’s a little internet defamation, if it’s all in a good cause?

By: CarLitGuy

CarLitGuy — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 02:09:56 +0000

Wow. Perhaps she should have sued U San Diego for failure to educate? She paid (I assume) good money to successfully graduate so ignorant.

By: Noncenx

Noncenx — Tue, 07 Feb 2017 00:49:10 +0000

If she was upset about a parody acct, just wait until she sees what happens in real life.

Her expectation of earning millions in the future just shrank to being a self interested protester for the $15 minimum wage.

By: VMS

VMS — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 22:27:25 +0000

Wow! The complaint that she filed may do more damage to her job prospects than the defamatory Twitter account. Before I saw it in her complaint, I never knew that Hitler was a communist. Also, a law school graduate should know how to write a complaint, and be familiar with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as to when a plaintiff may amend her complaint. She should know that the lawsuit against Twitter and U. of San Diego is most likely frivolous, and would be dismissed under Twombly-Iqbal for failure to state a claim.
Lastly, one cannot sue John Does in federal court; they have to be named and served. She should have asked for pre-action discovery to determine the identity of John Doe.

Also, the “Streisand Effect” can be fierce. Now that her lawsuit is making its way around the Internet, every prospective employer will see this.