Former tenant sued for `tweeting` about mold (News Story)

[lilbuffet]

CHICAGO (AFP) - A Chicago real estate management company is suing a former tenant for defamation for complaining on Twitter about mold in her apartment. Horizon Group Management filed the lawsuit against Amanda Bonnen, the former tenant, on Monday in Cook County Circuit Court and is seeking at least 50,000 dollars in damages.

Horizon, in its suit, said that on May 12, Bonnen wrote a "false and defamatory" message on the micro-blogging service.

"Who said sleeping in a moldy apartment was bad for you? Horizon realty thinks it`s okay," said the "tweet" sent from Bonnen`s since-discontinued account at @abonnen.

Horizon said the statement was "wholly false" and had "greatly injured" its reputation as a landlord in Chicago.

source: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/090728/oddi..._twitter_offbea




just thought id share

 

[ChrisDavies]

You`ve gotta be careful what you say. I`ve had a client or two run into problems with stuff they`ve said on Twitter and in blog posts. Really, it`s no different from email or any other form of communication, and the same rules apply.

 

[Thomas Beyer]

QUOTE (ChrisDavies @ Jul 29 2009, 08:55 AM) You`ve gotta be careful what you say. I`ve had a client or two run into problems with stuff they`ve said on Twitter and in blog posts. Really, it`s no different from email or any other form of communication, and the same rules apply.
e-mail is different .. as it goes to ONE person usually .. wheeras a blog or tweet is "public domain" !