It is established law that a business entity (Corporation or LLC) cannot represent itself, pro se, in court proceedings but rather must appear through an attorney. The purpose for this rule, as courts have stated, include: A single designated spokesperson, who will be accountable to the court, is necessary because companies are special entities, with…
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Today Attorney Cynthia Conlin was interviewed on Channel 9 news about a case currently being litigated in the Middle District of Florida, Orlando, Joanne Shea v. Orange County Sheriff’s Office, 6:11-cv-01677-JA-DAB, about a woman who was wrongfully arrested because she had a similar, yet different, name to a fugitive. See the Channel 9 news story here on this…
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After out-of-state blogger Tabatha Marshall allegedly published a blog accusing website operator Internet Solutions Corp (“ISC”) of “on-going criminal activity, specifically ‘phishing’ and consumer fraud,” ISC sued Ms. Marshall for defamation in federal court in Orlando, Florida. Ms. Marshall, a Washington-state resident, moved to dismiss the suit for lack of “personal jurisdiction.” In other words,…
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