Legal Opinion
Herrick v. Grindr, LLC
District Court, S.D. Illinois
Decided January 25, 2018No. 17–CV–932 (VEC)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VALERIE CAPRONI, United States District Judge *584Grindr, LLC ("Grindr") is a web-based dating application ("app") for gay and bi-sexual men. Plaintiff Matthew Herrick ("Herrick") is a former Grindr user and the victim of a campaign of malicious catfishing:1 since October 2016, Herrick's former boyfriend has used Grindr to impersonate Herrick by posting fake profiles to Grindr, which describe Herrick as being interested in fetishistic sex, bondage, role playing, and rape fantasies and which encourage potential suitors to go to Herrick's home or workplace for sex. Allegedly hundreds of interested…
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