These were false statements which hurt Rindo's chances at finding a job and harmed his reputation to the public. In 1994, Suarez Corporation sued Brock Meeks for publishing an article in his electronic newsletter called the CyberWire Dispatch for Libel. Suarez Corp. v. Meeks , Civil Action No. The court held that a jury could find Prodigy liable for failing to exercise its control to weed out Libelous statements by its subscribers. Medphone is a Fortune 500 company which makes medical instruments.
Truth is always a defense.
That's because one of the things a plaintiff must prove is that it was a false statement. So, check the veracity of any information you publish on the Internet which may be damaging to the reputation of others. Quote testimony from judicial or legislative proceedings. Express your opinions pertaining to ongoing debates or public issues without resorting to undisclosed defamatory facts. Simply disagree without becoming personally vicious and avoid ridiculing one personally.