PITTSBURGH — Global Six Sigma and its director are suing Craig J. Setter, The Revocable Living Trust of Crag J. Setter, The Revocable Living Trust of Lauren M. Setter, Harmony Living LLC, Center for Corporate Advancement Group LLC, Aveta Ltd., and Carnegie Foundation LLC, citing alleged defamation and violations of the Lanham Act.
Peter Peterka and Global Six Sigma USA LP filed a complaint on Sept. 5 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania against the defendants, alleging they published false and malicious statements that detract from Peterka’s and Global Six Sigma’s reputation and injured Peterka’s character, fame, and reputation.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff alleges that between 2014 and 2018, Peterka and Global Six Sigma USA LP have suffered damages in that his business interests have been harmed, including loss of reputation and business due to the conduct of Craig Setter and his entities, one of which was falsely accusing Peter Peterka of maliciousness and spreading falsehoods with respect to a LinkedIn post and other unnamed and unknown posts, all for financial gain. The plaintiff holds Craig J. Setter, The Revocable Living Trust of Crag J. Setter, The Revocable Living Trust of Lauren M. Setter, Harmony Living LLC, Center for Corporate Advancement Group LLC, Aveta Ltd., and Carnegie Foundation LLC responsible because the defendants allegedly were well aware that his past web history would be carefully examined once he posted the defamations and the deletion of relevant web history by Setter and/or the Setter Trusts is evidence of the malicious intent behind his posting of defamations.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and seeks an amount in excess of $75,000, plus attorney’s fees, costs, and interests. They are represented by David Lill of Lill Firm PC in Austin and Robert Garber in Pittsburgh.
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania Case No. is 2:18-cv-01177-RCM.