Legal Opinion
Anonymous Online Speakers v. United States District Court
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 12, 2010No. 09-71265PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
The proceeding before us is but a short chapter in an acrimonious and long-running business dispute between Quixtar, Inc. (“Quixtar”), successor to the well-known Amway Corporation, and Signature Management TEAM, LLC (“TEAM”). Quixtar sued TEAM, claiming that TEAM orchestrated an Internet smear campaign via anonymous postings and videos disparaging Quixtar and its business practices. As part of the discovery process, Quixtar sought testimony from Benjamin Dickie, a TEAM employee, regarding the identity of five anonymous online speakers who allegedly made defamatory…
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