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FireClean doubles down on conspiracy narrative
by Daniel TerrillThe lubricant maker says blogger Andrew Tuohy conspired with one of its competitors to publish “scandalous misinformation” about it and its owners.
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Gun blogger files motion to dismiss second FireClean lawsuit
by Daniel TerrillThe motion filed this month describes the renewed allegations against Andrew Tuohy, owner of Vuurwapen Blog, as “vicious” and “unprovoked,” and offered a new iteration of arguments that successfully defended the writer in the first case.
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FireClean files another lawsuit against Vuurwapen Blog
by Daniel TerrillTwo months after a federal judge dismissed FireClean’s defamation case against Arizona blogger Andrew Tuohy, the gun lubricant maker re-filed allegations in another state.
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Judge dismisses FireClean’s defamation case against bloggers
by Daniel TerrillCiting a lack of personal jurisdiction, a judge rejected FireClean’s argument that they conspired to attract readers in its home state of Virginia by sharing a critical review likening its product to Crisco.
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Judge denies dismissal in FireClean case
by Daniel TerrillA federal judge denied a motion to dismiss FireClean’s defamation case against the man accused of originating the rumor that the gun lube is Crisco cooking oil.
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FireClean ‘fishing’ in discovery, judge says
by Daniel TerrillA federal judge described FireClean's discovery requests a “fishing expedition” in the company’s case against two bloggers whose work found the gun lubricant akin to cooking oil.
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FireClean uses court ‘to suppress negative consumer reports,’ defendant says
by Daniel TerrillBloggers involved in the lube maker’s libel lawsuit filed a response describing the case as “a classic example of a business using litigation to suppress negative consumer reports.”
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Motion to quash overruled in FireClean case
by Daniel TerrillA defendant in a libel case filed a motion to quash allegations that he intended to harm gun lube maker FireClean by referring to it as Crisco cooking oil, but the motion was quickly overruled.
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Judge will hear arguments to quash FireClean case
by Daniel TerrillA federal judge agreed to hear arguments to quash charges in a libel case against George Fennell, the owner of a lubricant company accused of starting the rumor that FireClean is Crisco cooking oil.
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How FireClean got called ‘Crisco’
by Daniel TerrillEver since the chemical composition of FireClean gun oil was juxtaposed with multiple types of Crisco cooking oil, the lube maker said it has lost more than $25,000 a month in revenue.
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Lubricant maker sues for likening gun oil to Crisco
by Daniel TerrillFireClean filed libel claims against two groups -- Vuurwapen Blog and Steel Shield Tech -- that, through their own testing, said the chemical makeup of the company’s staple product was akin to the popular cooking oil.
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