List of anti-consumer SLAPP lawsuits: Difference between revisions

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| [[DCS sues ~~Small~~ YouTuber for accurate ~~product~~ review ~~showing battery issues & misleading warranty~~]] || ''Deep Cycle Systems Pty Ltd v Fischer'' [2025] QDC 25 || Suppress negative product reviews documenting battery degradation, poor performance, and misleading warranty practices || Dismissed (March 2025). Court ruled DCS lacked standing to sue as they failed to prove they had fewer than 10 employees. The court also found the director made false statements under oath and used fake employee identities. || <ref name="carexpert">{{cite web |title=DCS batteries suing YouTuber for 'honest' review sets scary precedent |url=https://www.carexpert.com.au/opinion/dcs-batteries-suing-youtuber-for-honest-review-sets-scary-precedent |publisher=CarExpert |date=2024-07-24 |access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref><ref name="l2sfbc">{{cite web |title=YouTuber Stefan Fischer sued over a product review |url=https://l2sfbc.com/youtuber-stefan-fischer-sued-over-a-product-review/ |author=Robert Pepper |date=2024-06-21 |access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref><ref name="eevblog">{{cite web |title=eevBLAB 120 – DCS sues Youtuber for Defamation! – Threatens entire review industry |url=https://www.eevblog.com/2024/08/09/eevblab-120-dcs-sues-youtuber-for-defamation-threatens-entire-review-industry/ |publisher=EEVblog |author=Dave Jones |date=2024-08-09 |access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref><ref name="patreon-victory">{{cite web |title=Stefan Fischer – Legal Victory & Gratitude Update |url=https://www.patreon.com/posts/stefan-fischer-124177160 |publisher=Patreon |author=Stefan Fischer |date=2025-03-12 |access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>

| [[DCS sues small YouTuber for accurate review]] || ''Deep Cycle Systems Pty Ltd v Fischer'' [2025] QDC 25 || Suppress negative product reviews documenting battery degradation, poor performance, and misleading warranty practices || Dismissed (March 2025). Court ruled DCS lacked standing to sue as they failed to prove they had fewer than 10 employees. The court also found the director made false statements under oath and used fake employee identities. || <ref name="carexpert">{{cite web |title=DCS batteries suing YouTuber for 'honest' review sets scary precedent |url=https://www.carexpert.com.au/opinion/dcs-batteries-suing-youtuber-for-honest-review-sets-scary-precedent |publisher=CarExpert |date=2024-07-24 |access-date=2026-01-14 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250719154532/https://www.carexpert.com.au/opinion/dcs-batteries-suing-youtuber-for-honest-review-sets-scary-precedent |archive-date=19 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref name="l2sfbc">{{cite web |title=YouTuber Stefan Fischer sued over a product review |url=https://l2sfbc.com/youtuber-stefan-fischer-sued-over-a-product-review/ |author=Robert Pepper |date=2024-06-21 |access-date=2026-01-14 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250805035530/https://l2sfbc.com/youtuber-stefan-fischer-sued-over-a-product-review/ |archive-date=5 Aug 2025}}</ref><ref name="eevblog">{{cite web |title=eevBLAB 120 – DCS sues Youtuber for Defamation! – Threatens entire review industry |url=https://www.eevblog.com/2024/08/09/eevblab-120-dcs-sues-youtuber-for-defamation-threatens-entire-review-industry/ |publisher=EEVblog |author=Dave Jones |date=2024-08-09 |access-date=2026-01-14 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250812045720/https://www.eevblog.com/2024/08/09/eevblab-120-dcs-sues-youtuber-for-defamation-threatens-entire-review-industry/ |archive-date=12 Aug 2025}}</ref><ref name="patreon-victory">{{cite web |title=Stefan Fischer – Legal Victory & Gratitude Update |url=https://www.patreon.com/posts/stefan-fischer-124177160 |publisher=Patreon |author=Stefan Fischer |date=2025-03-12 |access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>

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-| [[DCS sues Small YouTuber for accurate product review showing battery issues & misleading warranty]] || ''Deep Cycle Systems Pty Ltd v Fischer'' [2025] QDC 25 || Suppress negative product reviews documenting battery degradation, poor performance, and misleading warranty practices || Dismissed (March 2025). Court ruled DCS lacked standing to sue as they failed to prove they had fewer than 10 employees. The court also found the director made false statements under oath and used fake employee identities. || <ref name="carexpert">{{cite web |title=DCS batteries suing YouTuber for 'honest' review sets scary precedent |url=https://www.carexpert.com.au/opinion/dcs-batteries-suing-youtuber-for-honest-review-sets-scary-precedent |publisher=CarExpert |date=2024-07-24 |access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref><ref name="l2sfbc">{{cite web |title=YouTuber Stefan Fischer sued over a product review |url=https://l2sfbc.com/youtuber-stefan-fischer-sued-over-a-product-review/ |author=Robert Pepper |date=2024-06-21 |access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref><ref name="eevblog">{{cite web |title=eevBLAB 120 – DCS sues Youtuber for Defamation! – Threatens entire review industry |url=https://www.eevblog.com/2024/08/09/eevblab-120-dcs-sues-youtuber-for-defamation-threatens-entire-review-industry/ |publisher=EEVblog |author=Dave Jones |date=2024-08-09 |access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref><ref name="patreon-victory">{{cite web |title=Stefan Fischer – Legal Victory & Gratitude Update |url=https://www.patreon.com/posts/stefan-fischer-124177160 |publisher=Patreon |author=Stefan Fischer |date=2025-03-12 |access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>
+| [[DCS sues small YouTuber for accurate review]] || ''Deep Cycle Systems Pty Ltd v Fischer'' [2025] QDC 25 || Suppress negative product reviews documenting battery degradation, poor performance, and misleading warranty practices || Dismissed (March 2025). Court ruled DCS lacked standing to sue as they failed to prove they had fewer than 10 employees. The court also found the director made false statements under oath and used fake employee identities. || <ref name="carexpert">{{cite web |title=DCS batteries suing YouTuber for 'honest' review sets scary precedent |url=https://www.carexpert.com.au/opinion/dcs-batteries-suing-youtuber-for-honest-review-sets-scary-precedent |publisher=CarExpert |date=2024-07-24 |access-date=2026-01-14 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250719154532/https://www.carexpert.com.au/opinion/dcs-batteries-suing-youtuber-for-honest-review-sets-scary-precedent |archive-date=19 Jul 2025}}</ref><ref name="l2sfbc">{{cite web |title=YouTuber Stefan Fischer sued over a product review |url=https://l2sfbc.com/youtuber-stefan-fischer-sued-over-a-product-review/ |author=Robert Pepper |date=2024-06-21 |access-date=2026-01-14 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250805035530/https://l2sfbc.com/youtuber-stefan-fischer-sued-over-a-product-review/ |archive-date=5 Aug 2025}}</ref><ref name="eevblog">{{cite web |title=eevBLAB 120 – DCS sues Youtuber for Defamation! – Threatens entire review industry |url=https://www.eevblog.com/2024/08/09/eevblab-120-dcs-sues-youtuber-for-defamation-threatens-entire-review-industry/ |publisher=EEVblog |author=Dave Jones |date=2024-08-09 |access-date=2026-01-14 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250812045720/https://www.eevblog.com/2024/08/09/eevblab-120-dcs-sues-youtuber-for-defamation-threatens-entire-review-industry/ |archive-date=12 Aug 2025}}</ref><ref name="patreon-victory">{{cite web |title=Stefan Fischer – Legal Victory & Gratitude Update |url=https://www.patreon.com/posts/stefan-fischer-124177160 |publisher=Patreon |author=Stefan Fischer |date=2025-03-12 |access-date=2026-01-14}}</ref>
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