Comments on: “Mr. Abbas has used the threat of defamation litigation to counter bad press” https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/10/mr-abbas-used-threat-defamation-litigation-counter-bad-press/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:03:56 +0000 hourly 1 By: gitarcarver https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/10/mr-abbas-used-threat-defamation-litigation-counter-bad-press/comment-page-1/#comment-242029 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 17:03:56 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=42018#comment-242029 Similarly, a store owner in my neck of the woods was sued for $15,000 for leaving a negative review on eBay after time clock he bought arrived in 3 pieces from 3 different models that could not be assembled to work together.

After the seller refused to refund his money, and then appealing to eBay and getting the refund, the buyer left negative feedback.

The wife of the seller is a lawyer and he sued for $15,000.

After spending $6,000 of his own money, a local firm stepped up and did legal work on a contingency fee. The case was dropped but it was a the lawyers were on the way to the hearing about 6 hours away.

The lawyers of the business owner who got put through this are now suing the seller and his spouse lawyer for $20,000 in legal bills.

http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013310190019&nclick_check=1

]]> By: Wfjag https://www.overlawyered.com/2013/10/mr-abbas-used-threat-defamation-litigation-counter-bad-press/comment-page-1/#comment-241920 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 04:16:34 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=42018#comment-241920 Guess he didn’t read the part in the Travelogue that stated: “London is the home of libel tourism.”

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