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Submission + - Dismissal of Malicious Prosecution Claim Upheld (cgstock.com) 1

Christoph writes: I'm the Slashdot user who was sued for defamation (and six other claims) by a corporation over negative statements on my website. I prevailed (pro-se) in 2008. The court found the other side forged evidence and lied. In 2009, I sued the other party's lawyers for malicious prosecution/abuse of process (the corporation itself is dissolved/broke). One defendant had stated in writing their client was lying, but the trial court dismissed my claim for lack of evidence. I appealed, and this Tuesday the Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal, completely ignoring the defendant's written admission (and other evidence). They further found it was not an abuse of process to sue to "stop the publication of negative information and opinion".
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Submission + - Geek wins copyright lawsuit against a corporation (cgstock.com)

Chris Gregerson writes: "I work as a stock photographer/web developer. I saw a photo of mine used in Vilana Financial's full-page phone book ad. They wouldn't pay the licensing fee, and I wrote about it online (mirror). They sued me for defamation, producing a sales agreement signed by "Michael Zubitskiy" (who they said took the photo and sold the rights to them). I sued them for copyright infringement, and they added claims against me for trademark infringement, deceptive trade practices, and tortuous interference. There was a trial I'll remember on the 5th of November, and the judge recently issued her verdict (mirror). She ruled Vilana Financial forged the sales agreement, willfully infringed my photos, and awarded me $19,462. All claims against me were denied. I represented myself during the litigation."

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