Twitter Calls Fake-Celebrity Profile Suit 'Frivolous'

"Reports this week that Twitter has settled a law suit and officially agreed to pay legal fees for an impersonation complaint that was taken care of by our support staff in accordance with our Terms are erroneous. Twitter has not settled, nor do we plan to settle or pay," he said.

"Mr. La Russa’s lawsuit was an unnecessary waste of judicial resources bordering on frivolous. Twitter’s Terms of Service are fair and we believe will be upheld in a court that will ultimately dismiss Mr. La Russa’s lawsuit," said Stone.

If the case goes to court, Twitter is likely to argue, as search engines and other internet publishers have done, that it is a tool used by other people, and that it has no legal liability for the actions of its users.

La Russa's legal claim says that the court should make a connection between the people who were actually behind the fake posts and Twitter.

"[They] were acting as agents, servants, and/or employees of each of the remaining defendants [including Twitter], and in doing the things hereinafter alleged were acting within the course and scope of such agency and/or employment and with the permission and consent of the other defendants," the suit said.