TN: Facebook posts draw $2 million lawsuit
More danger from what you say on the net:
"A Knoxville marketing firm has filed a $2 million libel lawsuit against a former client claiming comments posted on social media sites Facebook and Twitter have hurt its reputation. Low & Tritt filed suit in Knox County Circuit Court Sept. 1 against The Pizza Kitchen, an 11-year-old restaurant at 9411 S. Northshore Drive, and its owner Travis Redmon.
According to the suit, Redmon defamed the marketing firm in two Aug. 17 Facebook entries that said, "Do not EVER use Lowandtritt mktg. firm!" and "CROOKS! - Stolen email list, and have tried to pressure me by threat of lawsuit to sign a 'license agreement' to use their mktg materials."
The following day on Twitter Redmon posted, "Lowentritt mktg firm has done it again..." and "Can you believe that they have not only stolen my email list, but have now hacked Pizza Kitchen's facebook page taking it offline?"
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This sounds to me like a big firm is trying to shut up a whistleblower. But truth is a defence so time will tell.
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It sure wouldn't be the first time, would it.
This business owner isn't exactly the height of truthfulness. Labor Board is leveling fines on him now for other indiscretions associated with his business.
Low and Tritt also had every right to take down the facebook page, after all, they set it up and they were the admin if I am not mistaken.
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