Man Sues Website for Defamation

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I thought this might be worth noting to those who've been defamed.

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/...teHim30-ON.html

Man sues creator of Web site that lets women dish dirt on men

PITTSBURGH - A city attorney is suing the creator of a Web site that lets women dish dirt on men they claim have wronged them, saying they made defamatory statements about him.

Attorney Todd J. Hollis sued because he contends two Pittsburgh-area women and other anonymous users posted items about him on www.dontdatehimgirl.com in which they claim he is unfaithful, among other things, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Thursday.

Hollis filed the suit Thursday in Allegheny County against Tasha C. Joseph of Miami, who created the site, which bills itself as a "cost-effective weapon in the war on cheating men."

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Hollis' suit contends Joseph "conspired with disingenuous people whose only agenda is to attack the character of those individuals who have been identified on the site."

Hollis, 38, a criminal attorney for 12 years, also said the site does not have safeguards in place to ensure the truthfulness of items posted on it.

[Ban Hammer 13,633]

eeek! i hope my ex wife and about 75% of my ex g/f's don't find that site

[Nessa 23]

Lmao payback is a bitc#, they're creating a http://www.dontdateherman.com

[gimygirl 0]

this may come as a newsflash for some people but ... you can sue anybody for almost anything ...

now will you win? that remains to be seen ... i'll wait for the followup news story at the conclusion of his court precedings.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

this may come as a newsflash for some people but ... you can sue anybody for almost anything ...

now will you win? that remains to be seen ... i'll wait for the followup news story at the conclusion of his court precedings.

That may be true, however, I couldn't take your image and likeness and post in a public forum and say things about you that aren't truthful. That's why the tabloids have been successfully sued by celebrities.

[Welshcookie 17]

Y'know.....sometimes you just got to let the sh*t go........

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Edited June 30, 2006 by welshcookie

[diadromous mermaid 36]

this may come as a newsflash for some people but ... you can sue anybody for almost anything ...

now will you win? that remains to be seen ... i'll wait for the followup news story at the conclusion of his court precedings.

I'd agree, the truth is an absolute defense against defamation, the plaintiff could allege, but if the defendants can prove it's the truth, I doubt there would be a case. Of course, I'll add the caveat that according to a new law enacted in January 2006, this may not pertain to defamation posted by anonymous individuals.

http://talkleft.com/new_archives/013643.html

[Welshcookie 17]

this may come as a newsflash for some people but ... you can sue anybody for almost anything ...

now will you win? that remains to be seen ... i'll wait for the followup news story at the conclusion of his court precedings.

That may be true, however, I couldn't take your image and likeness and post in a public forum and say things about you that aren't truthful. That's why the tabloids have been successfully sued by celebrities.

yarrr....but most ppl don't have celebrity pay checks

[Jaylen Brit 0]

this may come as a newsflash for some people but ... you can sue anybody for almost anything ...

now will you win? that remains to be seen ... i'll wait for the followup news story at the conclusion of his court precedings.

That may be true, however, I couldn't take your image and likeness and post in a public forum and say things about you that aren't truthful. That's why the tabloids have been successfully sued by celebrities.

yarrr....but most ppl don't have celebrity pay checks

'zactly. They can afford to retain counsel for as long as it takes...and this guy is giving that site LOADS of free publicity...

Edited June 30, 2006 by Jaylen Brit

[Nessa 23]

http://talkleft.com/new_archives/013643.html

Very interesting.

[iceyspots 0]

i've heard these kind of cases take a long time..

[Ban Hammer 13,633]

i've heard these kind of cases take a long time..

maybe it's the same people that work on the visas that work there

[almaty 19]

i've heard these kind of cases take a long time..

maybe it's the same people that work on the visas that work there

excellent point

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Defamation suits are difficult to win - considering the guy would have to show that he was personally identified in the claims, and that he was damaged as a result (loss of job, income etc).

There was another website, friendsreunited - which had to remove a blog section which its members had begun to post potentially defamatory comments about their former teachers (i.e. Mr Smith used to 'touch' the kids kind of thing).

[babybunny 2]

Defamation suits are difficult to win - considering the guy would have to show that he was personally identified in the claims, and that he was damaged as a result (loss of job, income etc).

There was another website, friendsreunited - which had to remove a blog section which its members had begun to post potentially defamatory comments about their former teachers (i.e. Mr Smith used to 'touch' the kids kind of thing).

I saw a case like this on judge judy. they man lost the case. but, on the moral side of the coin

judge judy ask if she could remove the posting. she did.