Legal Question in Civil Litigation in New Jersey

Re: What Options are Available?

You are being slandered. Enforcing your rights will apparently need a lawyers' help. This idiot has now refused to take down false derogatory statements when you asked nicely.

Time to get a lawyer.

If you would like me to assist, please call my office. I am in Hackensack. A half hour consultation will be $75.00. You can then decide how you would like to proceed.

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Re: What Options are Available?

You could file an action against these individuals seeking an Order requiring that they cease and desist from posting said statements on their websites. Before you file suit you could have an attorney write the owners of the websites threatening suit and demanding that they cease and desist from their conduct regarding their websites.

Call me if you like.

Gary Moore, Esquire

Hackensack, New Jersey

www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com

Re: What Options are Available?

The law of the Internet has developed to provide rather broad protections to ISP's, blog publishers, and similar entities. That means that a defamation suit is difficult to win except against the person who made the original, false statement. There is also a question as to whether being labeled as a "questionable person" is defamatory in the business context. That said, there is frequently merit in taking an agressive approach in these situations. It is possible that, when faced with the likelihood of defending a lawsuit, the other parties will see things differently.

You must decide for yourself the business value of fighting this matter. It is unlikely that you will ever be able to put a real economic value on it. If you think that it is hurting your business enough to be worth fighing about, hire a lawyer and go to it. You should not expect to collect money damages, but you will probably be able to correct the false information.

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