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Our Litigious Society: Realty Firm Sues Over Tweet
Tuesday, July 28, 2009On Monday, a Chicago realty company sued Amanda Bonnen, a (reportedly former) tenant, $50,000 for libel. (Update: read the suit – pdf) The cause? She posted a tweet in May that the company considers defamation:
According to the Chicago Sun Times:
Jeffrey Michael, whose family has run Horizon for more than 25 years, said: “We’re a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization.”
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