Re: OT but important to aquarists

[Rich Grenfell <rgrenfell@snet.net>]

hi mike,

Yes it is true. the company has indeed filed suit. It claimes that the
statements are not true, and so... feels that it was an action that the
plaintiffs can be held liable for. I really don't think it's going to
get very far, but then that woman made a million off Mc donalds for
spilling coffee all over herself so who knows.
i have never dealt with this company (in fact I rarely buy anything
online) but have read lots of negative feedback about them.

Rich 

Mike & Diane Wise wrote:
> 
> I find this hard to believe! If true, and I assume it is, I find this a very
> disturbing thought for any internet list member. It will suppress the free
> communication of opinions that these lists are so good at. My question is,
> unless the defendants were maliciously out to destroy the plaintiff's
> reputation/business with false statements, how could one's personal opinions
> be considered defamation? I find it hard to believe that one's opinion can be
> compromised in this way. Anyway, it does make one stop and think. Fortunately
> the apisto list doesn't go into character assassination to any extent.
> 
> Mike Wise
> 
> Scott wrote:
> 
> > Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 13:55:45 -0500 (CDT)
> > From: Cynthia Powers <cyn@metronet.com>
> > Subject: PetsWarehouse Lawsuit Defense Fund
> >
> > A group of aqurium hobbyists who frequent the Internet
> > Aquatic Plant
> > Digest have been sued in Federal court for $15,000,000
> > by Robert Novak
> > d/b/a petswarehouse.com. The lawsuit was filed in the
> > U.S. District
> > Court
> > for the Eastern District of New York. All of the
> > defendants reside
> > outside of New York. The lawsuit involves allegations
> > of defamation for
> > certain messages that were posted to the Aquatic Plant
> > Digest.
> >
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