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Originally Posted by calvindog
The woman who made the false, defamatory post in the Yelp case was sued personally and didn't respond. She had no concern about a 7 figure default judgement being entered against her as she has no money. This leaves the aggrieved party with no recourse and is why I think the ruling stinks.
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There should be some way to make her criminally liable. Then she could be thrown in jail and the punishment would fit the offense. Separating the two aspects of the situation, I see your point.
For the record, posts have been modified or taken down on this board because of blatantly false information. So i do agree with the premise that someone shouldn't be able to trash someone else (or company), falsely, with no real consequences. I have no problem taking care of common sense situations on our board.
Btw, for those that sent a kind word on how this board is managed, thanks. It's appreciated. I can't imagine running it any other way than having people be accountable for what they write/say by having their names next to their posts.