Ripoff Report ignores restraining order

Ripoff Report ignores restraining order

Those wanting to have a derogatory or defamatory post removed from the Ripoff Report website may find not even the courts can help. A Texas couple has filed a lawsuit against  Ripoff Report and its owner Ed Magedson alleging Magedson failed to remove negative postings...
Ripoff Report sued for failing to remove negative postings

Ripoff Report sued for failing to remove negative postings

A Texas couple has file a lawsuit against  Ripoff Report and its owner Ed Magedson alleging Magedson failed to remove negative postings from his website. Danny and Kristin Cobb brought the action late last year. According to court documents, the defendants have...
Ripoff Report’s Magedson wins defamation suit

Ripoff Report’s Magedson wins defamation suit

by Carol Thompson Ed Magedson, whose company, Xcentric Ventures, operates the website RipoffReport.com, has been involved in nearly 100 lawsuits and has yet to lose a case. The most recent case is no different. A lawsuit was filed by attorney Richard A. Goren in...
Citizen Journalism: Understanding Rights and Responsibilities

Citizen Journalism: Understanding Rights and Responsibilities

(Story by Carol Thompson) Professional journalists have few, if any, financial worries if they are sued for defamation. The lawsuits are generally against the news organization with the journalist named as one of the defendants and in most instances legal costs...