Can posting get you sued?

[Nick Gromicko]

www.nachi.org

[Bob Elliott]

Ok prove I typed it.

[Christopher Currins]

This was recently viewed someplace else....

Ive been advised by my almighty real estate attorney friend that I should not post comments on forums such as this that could in any way be taken as slanderous to another person. So now that we all know the rest of the story, how do I go about removing a post or comment?

[Nick Gromicko]

Simple on this message board, every user can edit or delete his/her own posts.

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by relliott

Ok prove I typed it.

Rules of evidence are different in civil court (more liberal) than criminal court. One need not prove, beyond a shadow of doubt, that it was you at your IP address typing the libelous statements.

[Michael Larson]

Originally Posted by gromicko

Simple on this message board, every user can edit or delete his/her own posts.

At least for a limited time that is.

[jbettencourt]

Originally Posted by jbushart

Rules of evidence are different in civil court (more liberal) than criminal court. One need not prove, beyond a shadow of doubt, that it was you at your IP address typing the libelous statements.

Exactly Jim, remember O.J. was found not guilty in criminal court but still owes millions from a wrongful death civil suit.

[Christopher Currins]

Originally Posted by gromicko

Simple on this message board, every user can edit or delete his/her own posts.

Someone could also copy it before you did that. My point, was their lawyers advisement.

Ive been advised by my almighty real estate attorney friend that I should not post comments on forums such as this that could in any way be taken as slanderous to another person. So now that we all know the rest of the story, how do I go about removing a post or comment?

[John McKenna]

Will someone please say something wrong... I could use 25 million.

[dharris]

Originally Posted by jmckenna1

Will someone please say something wrong... I could use 25 million.

Watch for it soon
The IP address will be from a library, or motel business computer, with the user using a fake ID for access

[Marc D. Shunk]

It's still legal to give your opinion in all 50 states. We have this funny Constitution thing. Opinions are sometimes unpopular. When opinions are given under the guise of stated fact, then you have some real issues to think about. I could say, for example, that I think Nick's voice makes him sound gay in my opinion, but I would not go so far as to call him gay because I don't know that for a fact. Just a for instance.

[James H. Bushart]

Originally Posted by jhagarty

Post should be required reading for All Members of the NACHI Ethics Committee....

Why? We don't intend to sue anyone for their posts.

We simply (and uncerimoniously) throw them out.

[Brian E. Kelly]

I have suffered some lapses in posting judgment the last couple of years on this message board due to adverse reactions to over the counter allergy medicines taken from time to time, please take that into consideration before drafting your summons.

[rmaday]

Originally Posted by gromicko

...wrote that the developer, Tibor Hollo, had filed for bankruptcy in the 1980s and that the Opera Tower development would fail.

Only slightly deterred by the $25 million lawsuit, Lechuga altered the post to remove the bankruptcy comment, but the rest of the blog was left untouched.

“Obviously [they should] not post anything that they know to be false. And if they’re going to state their opinion, [they] should always provide the supporting facts that support that opinion.”

For instance, even though Lechuga removed the alleged defamatory statement from his blog after he was sued, that doesn’t mean the defamation claim won’t hold up in court. Peterson said if an allegedly defamatory statement is removed after a suit has been filed, that may factor in for mitigating damages, but it likely won’t shield the defendant from the complaint.

Interesting.

Did the developer NOT file for Bankruptcy in the 1980s?
If they did, I don't understand why that was "the defamatory statement".
Seems that a factual statement, regardless of how embarrassing or possibly harmful, shouldn't be grounds for a lawsuit.

Hmmmm.....
You screw up.
I print that you screwed up.
You sue me for defamation.

Do the politicians know this?

Surprised every newspaper doesn't get sued daily.

If the bankruptcy is NOT factual, then I retract and disclaim everything posted above and Herby declare that it was not meant to defame, embarrass or slander anyone or anything. Anyone or anything would be defined as a real person, or their possessions, real and imagined, who could, for any reason whatsoever decide to take offense at my post and take legal action against me.
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[Russel Ray]

Originally Posted by gromicko

Simple on this message board, every user can edit or delete his/her own posts.

But only for a few days after the post has been made. After however many number of days it is set for, it stays permanently, unless one upsets certain members of the ESOP Committee, and then one's life on this Message Board can be deleted.