Civil Litigation
Dec. 30, 2024
USC professor sues over anonymous online smear campaign
Courtney Pade, a USC Annenberg professor, filed suit to unmask anonymous creators of websites, videos and podcasts that she says are falsely accusing her of helping wealthy students gain improper admission to the university.
A professor at USC's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism sued to stop a person, or group of persons, who are waging an anonymous online campaign that claims she is using her position, and that of her husband, a partner at Clearlake Capital, to "funnel ... mediocre, rich white students" into the university.
According to the complaint, filed by ZFZ LLP managing partner Rachel L. Fiset, the unknown person or group created accounts on YouTube, Medium and a ...
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