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Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Businesses Hit Back Against Internet Venting

Companies criticized online are increasingly turning to the courts

After a towing company hauled Justin Kurtz’s car from his apartment complex parking lot, despite his permit to park there, Mr. Kurtz, 21, a college student in Kalamazoo, Mich., went to the Internet for revenge.

Outraged at having to pay $118 to get his car back, Mr. Kurtz created a Facebook page called “Kalamazoo Residents against T&J Towing.” Within two days, 800 people had joined the group, some posting comments about their own maddening experiences with the company.

T&J filed a defamation suit against Mr. Kurtz, claiming the site was hurting business and seeking $750,000 in damages.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

if its bad sue
if its good free advertisement

whatever happend to freedom of speech?

is it defamation if the claim is true?

Anonymous said...

I always thought that truth was an absolute defense.