RantCrush Top 5: March 30, 2017

Earlier this year, Russian tech executive Aleksej Gubarev sued Buzzfeed for libel and his lawyers seem to have a sense of humor. Gubarev filed the suit after his companies were mentioned in that unverified dossier a few months back, the one that alleged that Russia had some sensitive information on President Trump. However, Buzzfeed has since apologized to Gubarev, removed his name from the reports, and tried to get the case dismissed.

But then on Monday, Gubarev’s lawyers filed a pleading arguing why the case shouldn’t be dismissed, with a familiar sounding title: “Six Ways Buzzfeed has Misled the Court (Number Two Will Amaze You)…And a Picture of a Kitten. This is obviously a spoof of Buzzfeed’s clickbait, but it remains to be seen whether the judge will find it funny. Oh, and don’t worry, there is an actual picture of a kitten in there.

Lawyers working against Buzzfeed in a lawsuit decided to have some fun with the title of their filings, and attached a kitten as Exhibit 41. pic.twitter.com/q4EpN2rOKL

— yung🌹nugget (@veryann0yed) March 29, 2017

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.