Judge dismisses defamation and conspiracy claims in social-media feud over viral video

A Florida judge dismissed Patrick Trainor's defamation and civil-conspiracy lawsuits arising from a social-media clash that began with Danesh Noshirvan's viral video of Jennifer Couture's confrontation in a Dunkin' Donuts parking lot. Couture and her husband Ralph Garramone were accused of employing convicted hacker Joseph Camp, who connected them to the Anti-Doxing League operated by Trainor. Trainor alleged that Noshirvan, James McGibney and an anonymous account @credibleintel spread false claims labeling him a Nazi, white supremacist and pedophile, then used those posts to file complaints with law-enforcement and the New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics.

The court concluded there was no evidence of an agreement among the defendants, that many statements were beyond New Jersey's one-year defamation statute or were non-actionable rhetorical hyperbole, and therefore granted summary judgment to Noshirvan. Nicholas A. Chiappetta of Chiappetta Trial Lawyers represents Noshirvan.