Eichenwald v. Rivello

  1. December 18, 2020

    The Biggest Personal Injury Decisions And Verdicts Of 2020

    Record injury awards and major court rulings caught the attention of personal injury attorneys in 2020, including a U.S. Supreme Court decision barring civil damages in fatal cross-border shooting cases and lower courts' resolution of suits involving questions of liability for social media-related injuries.

  2. September 14, 2020

    Ex-Times Journalist Wins Case Over Seizure-Inducing Tweet

    A man accused of sending a seizure-inducing tweet to former New York Times investigative journalist Kurt Eichenwald, who has epilepsy, has agreed to pay $100,000 to end the case, according to documents filed in Maryland federal court.

  3. July 06, 2018

    Subpoenas Of Google, Twitter In Reporter's Assault Suit OK'd

    A man accused of sending a seizure-inducing tweet to journalist Kurt Eichenwald cannot block the Newsweek writer's civil subpoenas of Google, Twitter and others to reveal who pledged money toward the defendant's legal defense and statements people made about the incident, a federal judge in Maryland has ruled.

  4. June 01, 2018

    Twitter User Must Face Battery Claim Over Journo's Seizure

    A Maryland federal judge on Thursday told a man accused of sending a seizure-inducing tweet to journalist Kurt Eichenwald, who has epilepsy, that he could not escape Eichenwald's battery claim against him, saying Eichenwald has adequately claimed the man posted the image with an intent to harm.

  5. April 24, 2017

    Journalist Sues Tweeter Over Seizure-Inducing Online Attack

    The journalist who was sent a tweet that triggered an epileptic seizure in December filed suit against the alleged perpetrator in Maryland federal court Monday, shortly after the man was charged in Texas federal court with cyberstalking with the intent to kill or injure.

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