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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Twitter defamation lawsuit

clipped from consumerist.com

Tenant Sued After Using Twitter To Complain About Moldy Apartment

If the the puiblic didn't read Amanda Bonnen's Twitter feed before, they will now, thanks to a defamation lawsuit brought against her by Horizon Group Management in Chicago.

Bonnen, a tenant, posted an update that said, "Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it's okay."

Now she's being sued. The management company says it has been greatly injured in its reputation as a landlord in Chicago because of the Tweet, and seeks an excess of $50,000 in damages.

You can read the complaint here.

Update: Horizon responds.

Uptown Resident Sued For Twitter Post [CBS 2 Chicago]
(Photo:TarikB)

Amanda Bonnen has closed her Twitter account and the post is gone, which probably is all Horizon wanted, but now that the suit is public, the post will continue to live

Or she already settled with them
apparently has only 15 followers
doubt her tweet was capable of degrading "its reputation as a landlord in Chicago
Public/private communication - post is search-able, but she only had 15 followers.

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