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A dentist can only sue you for a bad review if the statements are untrue, and harm his reputation. The email doesn't include the name of the bad guy, and even i
by ponker 6y ago
A dentist can only sue you for a bad review if the statements are untrue, and harm his reputation. The email doesn't include the name of the bad guy, and even if it did, if the statements are true, then there is no lawsuit to be had. Sure, you could be sued by someone claiming that they're false, but under Anti-SLAPP laws if you prove that it's frivolous you can yourself be awarded $25,000.
Overall it's just very hard in the US to sue someone for telling the truth about how awful you are.
- zaidf 6y agoI’ve fought off a frivolous defamation lawsuit against me so I couldn’t disagree more with “A dentist can only sue you for a bad review if the statements are untrue” and “Overall it's just very hard in the US to sue someone for telling the truth about how awful you are.”
- ponker 6y agoHuh. I stand corrected. Was your lawsuit about a bad review?
- underwater 6y agoI've read through the transcript of a court case in Australia where the defendant lost 50k for some really borderline comments. Specifically, a vet was "grumpy", and charged 3x markup for some medication, which apparently was true but hand waved away in the hearing with the excuse around delivery and overheads. https://fclawyers.com.au/checking-facts-before-you-write-review/ https://fclawyers.com.au/checking-facts-before-you-write-rev...
- ponker 6y agoThat’s messed up. IANAL but don’t think that the outcome in the US would have been the same.