From Wilson Elser at Lexology:
Background
Avvo is an online legal and health professional directory and Q&A forum. It posts attorney and doctor profiles using content gathered from publicly available information including state bar associations, state courts and lawyers’ and law firms’ websites.
Attorneys from Wilson Elser’s Data Security & Cyber Liability practice represented Avvo in this matter. A Florida-based attorney sued Avvo for false advertising and misrepresentation, claiming that his profile was incorrect, specifically that his practice area was inaccurate and that it wrongly indicated that he had been sanctioned by the Florida State Bar, which was factually correct. The plaintiff’s demand included punitive and exemplary damages and statutory attorneys’ fees on four separate claims.
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