Comments on: Tweet critical of business gets woman sued for $50K

By: Landlord vs. twittering tenant, cont’d

Landlord vs. twittering tenant, cont’d — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:08:06 +0000

[...] Matthew Heller at OnPoint News has been digging further into that Chicago landlord-tenant fight that culminated in a cause celebre lawsuit over a posting on Twitter (earlier). [...]

By: Frogger

Frogger — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:43:35 +0000

She should try convincing her local media like the news, newspapers, health inspector, or Better Buisness Bureau to investigate since complaining on Twitter won’t help much for her cause.

I heard Mike Galonos from HLN said the company stated they, “We are a sue first, ask questions latter kind of company”

By: Robert

Robert — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:17:40 +0000

At the risk of getting us all sued, there are some people who are “crazy mold people” who can smell things and feel sick when others can’t find/see/smell anything.

Don’t forget, this *is* a mold case.

Of course, I’m not talking about this case specifically, just mold cases in general.

By: Jab

Jab — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:30:23 +0000

has apparently filed a class-action suit against the real estate management company, though no other tenants have joined the class, according to Chicago papers.

ok this is actually pretty funny too.

By: John Burgess

John Burgess — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:36:58 +0000

According to the Chicago papers, this is actually a counter-suit. Bonnen has apparently filed a class-action suit against the real estate management company, though no other tenants have joined the class, according to Chicago papers.

It’s the management company’s view, it seems, that having already been defamed by the suit, the twitter post is piling a libel on top.

I don’t know that the management company is outright stupid in suing, but I don’t think I’d have done so in its place.

By: L Nettles

L Nettles — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:49:53 +0000

I just want to post here so I’ll be counted when some miserable paralegal has to go on the net and count comments to blogs on this issue. FTR I live in the South and I have seen plenty of mildew in my life, and I believe the most mildew has an IQ higher the fools who “sue first ask questions later”

By: JAB

JAB — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:21:44 +0000

What a foolish company. The tweet wouldn’t have made me think twice about renting from them, but now I’ll never even consider it. And thanks to Drudge, they’re now famous nationwide as one of the most idiotic companies in America. This cannot be good for business.

By: Diogenes

Diogenes — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:12:42 +0000

“We’re a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization.”

What Illinois needs is a Loser Pays first, SLAPP suit massive damages later kind of justice system.

By: Cousin Dave

Cousin Dave — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:45:27 +0000

So this is obviously a SLAPP action. I wonder what kind of laws Illinois has about that.