This page compiles notable articles and commentaries on the unusual Baltimore Circuit Court Case of Mitul R. Patel v. Mathew Chan (misspelled in court documents). It is a lawsuit purportedly filed by Suwanee Georgia dentist Mitul R. Patel. I was never served or otherwise notified of this case or lawsuit. I only found out on August 10, 2016 when Yelp emailed me that they received a court order with a request by Patel to Yelp to take down my Yelp review of Mitul R. Patel. So far, we believe Patel hired Richart Ruddie’s reputation management firm, Profile Defenders, who used its suspicious and questionable Lawsuit Removal scheme to defraud the Baltimore Circuit Court into issuing a court order to compel various consumer review websites to remove my negative reviews of Patel.
Most recent articles listed first. (This page will be periodically updated as the story unfolds and reported.)
Washington Post: Volokh Conspiracy (July 5, 2017)
Court vacates apparent fake-defendant libel takedown order in Patel v. Chan
Techdirt (May 15, 2017)
Judge Refuses To Fix His Rubber-Stamping Of A Fraudulently-Requested Court Order
Public Citizen: Consumer Law & Policy (May 12, 2017)
Multiple Fake Consent Orders in Baltimore – Will Judges Remedy Their Own Prior Restraints Procured by Fraud?
International Business Times (October 28, 2016)
Internet companies are being manipulated with bogus lawsuits to delete ’embarrassing’ content
ABA Journal (October 13, 2016)
Are lawsuits using fake defendants to get material removed from websites?
Techdirt (October 11, 2016)
More Details Uncovered On Bogus Defamation Lawsuits Being Used To Delist Negative Reviews
Washington Post: Volokh Conspiracy (October 10, 2016)
A tip of the hat to Matthew Chan, whose call helped us uncover the many suspicious Internet takedown cases
Public Citizen: Consumer Law & Policy (October 10, 2016)
Profile Defenders and Richart Ruddie: The Common Link Between Two Phony Defamation Suits
Washington Post: Volokh Conspiracy (October 10, 2016)
Dozens of suspicious court cases, with missing defendants, aim at getting web pages taken down or deindexed
Public Citizen: Consumer Law & Policy (October 10, 2016)
Dozens of suspicious court cases, with missing defendants, aim at getting web pages taken down or deindexed
Techdirt (September 12, 2016)
Bogus Defamation Lawsuit Using Fake Plaintiff And Defendant Challenged By Public Citizen
Public Citizen: Consumer Law & Policy (September 8, 2016)
Bradley Smith v Deborah Garcia: Reputation Management by “Consent Order” Gets Even Weirder
Public Citizen: Consumer Law & Policy (September 7, 2016)
Georgia Consumer Asks Baltimore Judge to Vacate Dentist Mitul Patel’s Bogus “Consent Order”
Public Citizen: Consumer Law & Policy (August 25, 2016)
Kudzu.com has restored review of Mitul Patel
Simple Justice (August 24, 2016)
Victim Blaming? So The Dentist Claims
Washington Post: Volokh Conspiracy (August 24, 2016)
Georgia dentist claims libel lawsuit was filed without his knowledge (though in his name)
Techdirt (August 24, 2016)
Bogus Defamation Lawsuit With Fake Defendant Results In Negative Reviews Of Dentist Being Taken Down
Public Citizen: Consumer Law & Policy (August 23, 2016)
Georgia Dentist Mitul Patel Acknowledges That “Consent Order” Was a Fraud, but Claims He is the Real Victim
Washington Post: Volokh Conspiracy (August 19, 2016)
A suspicious strategy in alleged online libel cases? [UPDATE: Ostensible plaintiff now says case was filed without his knowledge or permission]
Public Citizen: Consumer Law & Policy (August 19, 2016)
Georgia Dentist Mitul Patel Takes Phony Litigation Scheme to New Extremes Trying to Suppress Criticism
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Visit the Media & Press Coverage of Profile Defenders Lawsuit Removal Scheme page for the continuing story.
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