Tanall: I didn't ask for a definition. I asked for the specific elements. The reason is that I've never heard of "litigious harassment" as a specific cause of action. I don't want the TL;DR anything. I'm asking for the actual elements of that cause of action, assuming that cause of action exists.
franklin radcliff Truth be told, if the lawsuit is still going on, his statements are officially considered protected under the first amendment. In a recent Supreme Court decision, it was declared that any form of speech, be it digital, print, or in person is protected, including hate speech of any form that is aimed at different races, sexes, genders, and religions, for those are still forms of speech and cannot be an exception.
Result: There was a meeting between the two parties. The kid ended up filing a countersuit against the towing company. Both parties agreed that neither case was going to go anywhere, and eventually they both decided the suits would be dismissed, and no monies exchanged hands. The tow truck owner said he fired a bunch of people and was trying to restructure the company and become "more involved" with it this time, but the media attention was making it impossible and he was losing business.
Wow that escalated quickly! Calm down... Agreed it was a scummy thing to do but jesus really? A lynching? You need to tone down the aggression there from an 11 to about a 6.
KODA 002 You realize that the claim has to be false and the party making the claim has to be aware that it is false for you to have a case of slander or libel. Otherwise you could just sue anyone who says anything negative about you, even if it’s true.
Blah blah, car gets impounded retards cry about the tow company when they fucked up... = bad rating. No one cares. You know nothing of the real world keep being a peon.
its not slander if its true. Slander is always slander. But, not always liable. Its only liable if you can prove damage. If someone calls you something untrue but causes no harm no case. Like when they do it in private.
that company towed a truck of mine about 10 yrs ago that was parked in a clients space in front of a empty condo they owned so tools and materials could be stored in it ...my vehicle had a visitors tag and approval to park there...next morning i had to deal with a guy with beer breath at the yard office who took 50 bucks and didn't ask for any paperwork from me everyone knows around here its a shoddy operation and its drivers are the best people they can find behind a 7/11
I don't aprove with Inciting but also there is a law on Congress about freedom of speech. It's different to be Slander Lible. But he does have every right to alert the public about any wrong doing of violation of his 4th Amendment rights. If he feels that it needs to be known than he can do that. Constitution speaks for itself. We don't live in Nazi Germany. It's his word vs the tow companies word. All Constitution laws override Federal State and local laws. It's to the people's right.
The States made the Lible Slander laws not the Federal laws. States made an Anti law against that because certain people were being hurt or abused. But like I say the Constitution goes over everything
Holy hell, Phillip. You don't know shit about the law. Let's look at this: "Freedom of Speech in the United States Of America and Canada" ...and Canada!? Do you have any idea what kind of restrictive speech laws Canada already has, and is actively expanding!? Freedom of speech, yes. But you are not allowed to use speech to harm other people. The classic example is causing a panic by yelling "fire!" in a crowded theater. No, it isn't in and of itself illegal, as some argue, but doing it to cause a panic that harms people IS. Defamation is actionable because it is malicious and causes harm. "there is a law on Congress about freedom of speech." ...what? That doesn't make a goddamn bit of sense. "But he does have every right to alert the public about any wrong doing of violation of his 4th Amendment rights." He has the right to alert the public to THINGS THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. If he is lying about things, and those lies create damages to the parties he is lying about, he has stepped outside his rights and has to face consequences. The 4th Amendment.... has really nothing to do with a tow company. I don't even know where the hell you got that. "It's his word vs the tow companies word." I'm sure there is evidence. "All Constitution laws override Federal State and local laws." Laws against defamation are not unconstitutional, nor are defamation lawsuits. These have been upheld consistently in appeals courts. You do not have the right to cause harm, even with speech. "The States made the Lible Slander laws not the Federal laws." Federal courts have upheld those laws, meaning they are legal on a federal level. And the states didn't "make" slander or LIBEL (learn to spell it you fucking idiot). These are concepts passed down from English common law at the time of the founding of the United States.
I'd hope there is more to the story on both sides. It really is a lesson to be learned for both but the Tow Company didn't do themselves any favors with this type of publicity.
The thing about defamation and slander is... that if it actually happened, it's not defamation of character/ or slander... Anyone with a valid claim against a company has the right to express themselves and spread word... That's why it's really important to be professional and "care" for your customers... If T&J can't prove it, he'll get countered sued, most definitely for at least the same amount held in the original suit... It's a great way to bankrupt yourself. And this is a problem for people who don't know the law or reality.... Of course there will always be incapacitated individuals owning businesses, despite the message to educate oneself... I'm not a lawyer... but I've been falsely sued four times in the past (I'm a writer). And it wasn't anything greater than a couple thousand here or there.. Yes I did counter sue, and yes, I did win, as well as had all my legal fees paid for. Moral of the story: Don't be a douche and tell the truth.
@ Angelbob: But the college students wouldn't win that much. Everyone thinks that winning a lawsuit is like winning the lottery, and it just isn't so. You hear about occasional huge jury verdicts in egregious cases, but those are extremely rare. (That's why you hear about them). And they're often overturned or dramatically reduced on appeal. (But nobody hears about that, or if they do, they soon forget!) (By the way, another commenter on this page said that the college students file a countersuit against the towing company, and eventually both sides agreed to drop their cases without any money changing hands. I don't know if that's true, but it makes sense and seems likely.)
There was a company here that tried to set a tow bill for around $20k, for pulling a jeep out of a power line access road. To there credit, they billed everything legitimately. But did the operator need two supervisors at $100 per hour, $4,000 in equipment use, 6 hours of service time...? No one agreed that they did, so the bill was reduced to I think $6,000. Still high, and the jeep was totaled anyway.
This was never going to see the inside of a courtroom. Basically what the towing company did was a classic lawyer scare tactic, you pay a lawyer on an hourly rate to send an official letter threatening to sue for the maximum allowed amount to cease and desist an undesired action. The towing company owner would never have actually followed through with this, he was hoping he'd scare the student into taking down the FB page to save his business, after the local news spotlighted the incident and gave it a lot of extra publicity that it usually would never have seen. Problem with the tow truck guy is the student is calling his bluff, and from what I've heard, the suit (and any possible countersuit) have been dropped with no money changing hands.
This type of frivolous lawsuit is known as a SLAPP lawsuit, or "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation." Such lawsuits are filed mostly by political or corporate entities to stop or deter criticism for their illicit behavior. SLAPP lawsuits are filed when the plaintiff knows they can't win a legitimate suit against those who are critical of their bad behavior. The purpose of the SLAPP lawsuit is to bankrupt or bleed dry the finances of the defendant as a means of silencing them. SLAPP lawsuits are a favorite tactic of the rich and powerful to make themselves above criticism. A number of states have banned SLAPP lawsuits. Our federal government has considered a national ban on SLAPP lawsuits. Anti SLAPP laws are fought tooth and nail by shyster lawyers, and the wealthy and powerful entities who use them as part of their strategy to shut down criticism of their bad behavior. We will not see an end to frivolous lawsuits in general and SLAPP lawsuits in particular until the public forces our elected leaders at all levels to pass a nationwide ban.
Wow....you are suing him for other people calling the BBB? You are just proving why people are complaining about you and your company. Why don't you fix your company first?
Everything that was said falls under the First Amendment. The judge should know that and the lawyer for the towing company should know it also. Once in front of the judge this will be tossed out on grounds of FREEDOM OF SPEACH.
Defamation of Character is VERY hard to prove in court. Almost no one wins because the plaintiff NEEDS to proof the actions of defendant in the ears of a third party cost him a great deal of something. College students should counter sue for a variety of things.
The two parties agreed this week with a legal finding that determined the lawsuit and a countersuit were both worthless, meaning their cases won’t go to trial and will eventually be dismissed.
It appears that this did not go to court - both parties withdrew their claim. T&J Towing Company president Joseph Bird said that, because of the negative publicity, his towing business suffered financially and he lost about $174,000 in profits this year compared to 2009. :-( So sad. On Aug. 9, he filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s Western District of Michigan. Bird added that he wanted to give his business a “fresh start,” so he laid off several employees and became more personally involved with operations. He filed his business under a new corporation name, Kalamazoo's TJ Towing Inc., he said.
I got in an accident and the next day the tow company gene meyer wanted me to pay 600 dollars to get my only car back that was essentially totaled and would not start and 750 dollars for them to bring it to me.
All of the people that the towing company ripped off should go to court with him and put them in their place by winning the court case and put them out of business for good
Towing companies sue when they know that they are doing illegal stuff. Those that are doing legal operations try to prove otherwise before going to court.
David Winslager The college student counter sued and both parties ended up dropping their claim. The tow truck company ended up firing several employees and I wouldn’t be surprised if they are out of business by now.
If you have the means countersue and take it to discovery. You can get them to open their books and accounting and see if they are on the level with their business and pricing. Take an accounting of all the vehicles that they have in their storage lot and run the Vin# to see if it matches their official yard manifest. If they have a car that is not listed they can be in violation of state reporting codes and fined.
This is a free country people could speak their mind...The tow company feeling guilty for ripping off these students so he conjures up this lawsuit to play the victim....
Can someone please explain why these news reports, the have no resolution, or always popping up all over YT? It wouldn't be so bad, it the stories were finished, and we knew what happened to the people.
I'm having the same issue where the towing company is charging a lot of money I'm thinking of do it on Facebook. This happened in Georgia. Jones county.
Looks like the college students need to counter sue the towing company for illegally Towing their cars and forcing them to pay to get their car back I guess they would drop their lawsuit once there's enough names on a petition to counter sue them for their illegal Towing
It's only slander if they are making false claims or falsifying legitimate claims, and even then it must be provable that these false claims were the direct cause of money being lost which then can only be sued for the lost profits and not whatever number they feel entitled to.
Just because you are free to speak your mind in America doesn't mean you are free from retaliation from the person you are saying these things to or about, Watch what you say to people who have power because it could come back to haunt you
Perhaps a lawsuit from each of the people screwed by that company would sway them to drop their suit. Perhaps numerous lawsuits totalling and the amount of oh say $750,000. Isn't it fascinating how so many scummy businesses will attack the people who point out there bad business practices, instead of fixing their bad business practices.
This story actually has an upside to it, the towing company destroyed itself by filling this. It's also not cheap to file a lawsuit! Not only did they destroy their reputation by attracting media, they put them selves out of pocket with court fees and attorney bills. Nobody is going to want to use their services...
i should be sued for bad mouthing a forceful Contractor on FB for their "timeshare types sales tactic to make sign a $30K roof job i had done for under $6K
Extortion racket. How are you going to squeeze $750,000 out of a college student? He'll have enough trouble paying off student loans and whatnot as it is.
counter sue for litigious harassment.
That's interesting. What are the elements of litigious harassment?
Frivolous lawsuit.
+thisIsSomeShite The TL;DR answer would be 'litigation to intimidate or subdue' The exact legal term is Vexatious Litigation
Tanall: I didn't ask for a definition. I asked for the specific elements. The reason is that I've never heard of "litigious harassment" as a specific cause of action. I don't want the TL;DR anything. I'm asking for the actual elements of that cause of action, assuming that cause of action exists.
franklin radcliff Truth be told, if the lawsuit is still going on, his statements are officially considered protected under the first amendment. In a recent Supreme Court decision, it was declared that any form of speech, be it digital, print, or in person is protected, including hate speech of any form that is aimed at different races, sexes, genders, and religions, for those are still forms of speech and cannot be an exception.
Thats like 3 textbooks right there
ghostlord lol
ghostlord Nah that's like 13 pages 🤣🤣
Gold-plated textbooks?
Gold plated textbooks are the only ones my eyes can focus on.
M a h C h e s t
this towing company has an F-rating with the BBB. They'll lose in court.
holy shit this comment is old.
ive got a few 7 year old comments my self when did you join up with youtube?
Sounds like the Towing Company should sue the BBB next (lol).
7 years is a long time
t and j towing has an A+ rating took me 30 seconds to check this.
how long would it take you to check the date of his comment?
Result:
There was a meeting between the two parties. The kid ended up filing a countersuit against the towing company. Both parties agreed that neither case was going to go anywhere, and eventually they both decided the suits would be dismissed, and no monies exchanged hands. The tow truck owner said he fired a bunch of people and was trying to restructure the company and become "more involved" with it this time, but the media attention was making it impossible and he was losing business.
Hopefully the tow company owner is now living in a cardboard box.
Michael Cole your my hero thanks
Wow that escalated quickly! Calm down... Agreed it was a scummy thing to do but jesus really? A lynching? You need to tone down the aggression there from an 11 to about a 6.
so he blew up his own business like a dumbass because he went over one person lol doing this shit is a fine way to get mobbed
Past tense of "drag" is "dragged", not "drug".
If the towing company loses the case... then they should give the student and all affected the $750k
They did. The case was thrown out.
Yeah, but the towing co. didn't have to pay the student $750,000.
Wrong it was not thrown out. Don't post nothing that is not true.
Jesse STONECOLD James yes it was more than 1year ago you dumbass
The case has been withdrawn and the company went bankrupt because of bad press from national news. Karma is a ....
It's not slander if people are speaking their truths, regardless of how much attention this ordeal has now gotten.
firebirdude2 slander is spoken and if printed you can be held liable
john brannen does not matter if it's printed if it's true, that part seemed to go over your head?
KODA 002
You realize that the claim has to be false and the party making the claim has to be aware that it is false for you to have a case of slander or libel.
Otherwise you could just sue anyone who says anything negative about you, even if it’s true.
It's getting harder to be a crook in some situations with social media!
The lawsuit was eventually dismissed, for the record.
Thanks
I had issues with this company when I went to WMU in 1995. Good for the student for taking a stand.
for people still commenting on a video from 7 years ago the case was closed and the towing company changed their name and almost went bankrupt
Is it Alex's Towing Company?
So a happy ending lol
Good
Too bad it was "almost."
Nice
the fact that this company has an F rating with the better business bureau that they are doing something like this doesnt surprise me.
Blah blah, car gets impounded retards cry about the tow company when they fucked up... = bad rating. No one cares. You know nothing of the real world keep being a peon.
His car was illegally impounded, didn't you hear?
He had all the proper stickers and permits.
Did you see their tow truck?? Their whole company isnt worth the 750k!!
RANDOM STUFF 😂😂😂
That's why they want the 750k. New trucks,yard etc. A fresh start.
Slander is not slander or defamation if it is true.
its not slander if its true. Slander is always slander. But, not always liable. Its only liable if you can prove damage. If someone calls you something untrue but causes no harm no case. Like when they do it in private.
Kind of like... Islam is not a religion of peace. Lol
It would be libel not slander, but both are defamation.
Libel is written, slander is spoken.
@@anonymousman6077 Also like Christianity is a religion of peace or Judaism or Buddhism or Hinduism or Scientology.
that company towed a truck of mine about 10 yrs ago that was parked in a clients space in front of a empty condo they owned so tools and materials could be stored in it ...my vehicle had a visitors tag and approval to park there...next morning i had to deal with a guy with beer breath at the yard office who took 50 bucks and didn't ask for any paperwork from me
everyone knows around here its a shoddy operation and its drivers are the best people they can find behind a 7/11
behind the dumpster at 7-11
Whoa, Matt, you better be careful -- the towing company might sue you!
Freedom of Speech in the United States Of America and Canada
I don't aprove with Inciting but also there is a law on Congress about freedom of speech. It's different to be Slander Lible. But he does have every right to alert the public about any wrong doing of violation of his 4th Amendment rights. If he feels that it needs to be known than he can do that. Constitution speaks for itself. We don't live in Nazi Germany. It's his word vs the tow companies word. All Constitution laws override Federal State and local laws. It's to the people's right.
The States made the Lible Slander laws not the Federal laws. States made an Anti law against that because certain people were being hurt or abused. But like I say the Constitution goes over everything
That's what I'm saying.
That's ok
Holy hell, Phillip. You don't know shit about the law. Let's look at this:
"Freedom of Speech in the United States Of America and Canada"
...and Canada!? Do you have any idea what kind of restrictive speech laws Canada already has, and is actively expanding!?
Freedom of speech, yes. But you are not allowed to use speech to harm other people. The classic example is causing a panic by yelling "fire!" in a crowded theater. No, it isn't in and of itself illegal, as some argue, but doing it to cause a panic that harms people IS. Defamation is actionable because it is malicious and causes harm.
"there is a law on Congress about freedom of speech."
...what? That doesn't make a goddamn bit of sense.
"But he does have every right to alert the public about any wrong doing of violation of his 4th Amendment rights."
He has the right to alert the public to THINGS THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. If he is lying about things, and those lies create damages to the parties he is lying about, he has stepped outside his rights and has to face consequences.
The 4th Amendment.... has really nothing to do with a tow company. I don't even know where the hell you got that.
"It's his word vs the tow companies word."
I'm sure there is evidence.
"All Constitution laws override Federal State and local laws."
Laws against defamation are not unconstitutional, nor are defamation lawsuits. These have been upheld consistently in appeals courts.
You do not have the right to cause harm, even with speech.
"The States made the Lible Slander laws not the Federal laws."
Federal courts have upheld those laws, meaning they are legal on a federal level.
And the states didn't "make" slander or LIBEL (learn to spell it you fucking idiot). These are concepts passed down from English common law at the time of the founding of the United States.
That company is full of crooks. Everybody in the city knows it.
List the name of the towing company's lawyer. That should help his business.
I'd hope there is more to the story on both sides. It really is a lesson to be learned for both but the Tow Company didn't do themselves any favors with this type of publicity.
that lawsuit sounds like a SLAPP suit.
The thing about defamation and slander is... that if it actually happened, it's not defamation of character/ or slander... Anyone with a valid claim against a company has the right to express themselves and spread word... That's why it's really important to be professional and "care" for your customers...
If T&J can't prove it, he'll get countered sued, most definitely for at least the same amount held in the original suit... It's a great way to bankrupt yourself. And this is a problem for people who don't know the law or reality.... Of course there will always be incapacitated individuals owning businesses, despite the message to educate oneself...
I'm not a lawyer... but I've been falsely sued four times in the past (I'm a writer). And it wasn't anything greater than a couple thousand here or there.. Yes I did counter sue, and yes, I did win, as well as had all my legal fees paid for.
Moral of the story: Don't be a douche and tell the truth.
@ Angelbob: But the college students wouldn't win that much. Everyone thinks that winning a lawsuit is like winning the lottery, and it just isn't so. You hear about occasional huge jury verdicts in egregious cases, but those are extremely rare. (That's why you hear about them). And they're often overturned or dramatically reduced on appeal. (But nobody hears about that, or if they do, they soon forget!)
(By the way, another commenter on this page said that the college students file a countersuit against the towing company, and eventually both sides agreed to drop their cases without any money changing hands. I don't know if that's true, but it makes sense and seems likely.)
Its freedom of speech.
NovaDoll only if it's true.
Yes, as long as it isn't abused. Those exercising this freedom also have a responsibility to be truthful.
There was a company here that tried to set a tow bill for around $20k, for pulling a jeep out of a power line access road. To there credit, they billed everything legitimately. But did the operator need two supervisors at $100 per hour, $4,000 in equipment use, 6 hours of service time...? No one agreed that they did, so the bill was reduced to I think $6,000. Still high, and the jeep was totaled anyway.
This was never going to see the inside of a courtroom. Basically what the towing company did was a classic lawyer scare tactic, you pay a lawyer on an hourly rate to send an official letter threatening to sue for the maximum allowed amount to cease and desist an undesired action. The towing company owner would never have actually followed through with this, he was hoping he'd scare the student into taking down the FB page to save his business, after the local news spotlighted the incident and gave it a lot of extra publicity that it usually would never have seen. Problem with the tow truck guy is the student is calling his bluff, and from what I've heard, the suit (and any possible countersuit) have been dropped with no money changing hands.
This type of frivolous lawsuit is known as a SLAPP lawsuit, or "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation." Such lawsuits are filed mostly by political or corporate entities to stop or deter criticism for their illicit behavior. SLAPP lawsuits are filed when the plaintiff knows they can't win a legitimate suit against those who are critical of their bad behavior. The purpose of the SLAPP lawsuit is to bankrupt or bleed dry the finances of the defendant as a means of silencing them. SLAPP lawsuits are a favorite tactic of the rich and powerful to make themselves above criticism. A number of states have banned SLAPP lawsuits. Our federal government has considered a national ban on SLAPP lawsuits. Anti SLAPP laws are fought tooth and nail by shyster lawyers, and the wealthy and powerful entities who use them as part of their strategy to shut down criticism of their bad behavior. We will not see an end to frivolous lawsuits in general and SLAPP lawsuits in particular until the public forces our elected leaders at all levels to pass a nationwide ban.
Way to improve your image. Sue a broke college student for 3/4 of a mill. That's going to win you business.
Unless the kid works for the company, he has every right to complain on social media
prayers for that student
Wow....you are suing him for other people calling the BBB?
You are just proving why people are complaining about you and your company. Why don't you fix your company first?
Everything that was said falls under the First Amendment. The judge should know that and the lawyer for the towing company should know it also. Once in front of the judge this will be tossed out on grounds of FREEDOM OF SPEACH.
Defamation of Character is VERY hard to prove in court. Almost no one wins because the plaintiff NEEDS to proof the actions of defendant in the ears of a third party cost him a great deal of something. College students should counter sue for a variety of things.
Tools & Jerks Towing?
The two parties agreed this week with a legal finding that determined the lawsuit and a countersuit were both worthless, meaning their cases won’t go to trial and will eventually be dismissed.
Only video I can't see date of....
is there a followup for this story since its been 8 years what happened with the case?
That students should counter-sue for $750,000.00 He would win his case easily.
really, what happened to the suit?
Moon Pie :)
It appears that this did not go to court - both parties withdrew their claim. T&J Towing Company president Joseph Bird said that, because of the negative
publicity, his towing business suffered financially and he lost about $174,000 in profits this year compared to 2009. :-( So sad.
On Aug. 9, he filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court’s Western District of Michigan. Bird added that he wanted to give his business a “fresh start,” so he laid off several employees and became more personally involved with operations. He filed his business under a new
corporation name, Kalamazoo's TJ Towing Inc., he said.
We need an update.
The case was dismissed. Joe Bird, the owner of T&J Towing, lost $187,000 that year and went through bankruptcy
He can't get blood out of a turn up . And judgement won't work either because the kid don't own anything
*turnip*
Jamie Collins turnip
The business owner should have responded with evidence that they were in the right.
Scare tactic.....cant get water out of a rock
Thats were all well water comes from but...
What was the outcome of this?
If you lose the case kid, be sure to pay them in pennies, a total of 75,000,000 pennies should really make them feel shitty.
JBV 3737 I'm that asshole
I would epoxy the pennies together. and in a block and hand them over.
That block would weigh about 412,500lbs.
"Epoxy them" That's friggin Awesome!!!
Roger Foster so just use a forklift
I got in an accident and the next day the tow company gene meyer wanted me to pay 600 dollars to get my only car back that was essentially totaled and would not start and 750 dollars for them to bring it to me.
All of the people that the towing company ripped off should go to court with him and put them in their place by winning the court case and put them out of business for good
Towing companies sue when they know that they are doing illegal stuff. Those that are doing legal operations try to prove otherwise before going to court.
I'm glad they sued him. Now he can countersue for the same amount, we know that they will lose, and he automatically will be awarded.
Counter sue for harrassment for 2 million.. and see how quick they will look to settle..
Student should sue the school if the towing company was on campus
What was the outcome?
David Winslager The college student counter sued and both parties ended up dropping their claim. The tow truck company ended up firing several employees and I wouldn’t be surprised if they are out of business by now.
Brent'sCardsAnd Coins they claimed bankrupt because this went on national news.
Update anyone?
Dismissed
Isn't it pretty much just like a review section on Amazon or anything similar?
What was the outcome
The Wicked Savage case was dropped.
The towing company can’t sue if it has been made public record
He had every right to be to warn others,it's freedom of speech,if he's telling the truth ,it's not slander
Should have never been legal to sue over social media its just absolutely stupid!!!
The stupid thing is that they drew a ton more attention by suing than they would have just letting it go.
Counter sue for Deformation as they are saying the kid is lying when it’s obviously not.
The irony is if they have to pay 750,000$
Does Michigan have an anti-SLAPP law?
Throw that towing company case out of court. They thief's.
If you have the means countersue and take it to discovery. You can get them to open their books and accounting and see if they are on the level with their business and pricing. Take an accounting of all the vehicles that they have in their storage lot and run the Vin# to see if it matches their official yard manifest. If they have a car that is not listed they can be in violation of state reporting codes and fined.
This is a free country people could speak their mind...The tow company feeling guilty for ripping off these students so he conjures up this lawsuit to play the victim....
Freedom of speech is in the Constitution.
Can someone please explain why these news reports, the have no resolution, or always popping up all over YT?
It wouldn't be so bad, it the stories were finished, and we knew what happened to the people.
Update?
Next up, they sue the BBB and Yelp?
Counter sue.
Its not slander if its true
they should do a class action lawsuit 3800 people vs one tiny towing company
If you as a company owner don't allow your staff to screw ppl over, then the bad rep wouldn't happen, plain and simple.
I'm having the same issue where the towing company is charging a lot of money I'm thinking of do it on Facebook. This happened in Georgia. Jones county.
T&J Towing is no longer in business because they decided to sue a lot of people who complained about their towing policies, practices, and procedures.
Looks like the college students need to counter sue the towing company for illegally Towing their cars and forcing them to pay to get their car back I guess they would drop their lawsuit once there's enough names on a petition to counter sue them for their illegal Towing
I think some towing company executive must have been smoking a joint, because there is no way a simple college student could pay 750K.
THE TRUTH HURTS! This is just out right bullying.
He should counter sue for 1.5 million.
First few years after graduation he won’t even be making $75k/y? That’s really shitty. Anything less than $90k/y upon graduation is pathetic.
This can only back fire on the towing company. People will see this and will find some other towing company to use when they need a tow.
Tow companies can be preditorial.
let's face it, those towing companies think they are above the law.
It's only slander if they are making false claims or falsifying legitimate claims, and even then it must be provable that these false claims were the direct cause of money being lost which then can only be sued for the lost profits and not whatever number they feel entitled to.
He could start a class action against the toing company and ask all the patrons of the page to join... The tow company would love that
Why was this recommended to me? It's 8 years old at this point..
Just because you are free to speak your mind in America doesn't mean you are free from retaliation from the person you are saying these things to or about, Watch what you say to people who have power because it could come back to haunt you
if the towing company don't like that sh*t don't invade the students privacy and read his facebook page then try to use it against him
Rule number 1 about suing people, only sue them if they have money. Most college kids don’t have $750,000 laying around. Lol.
did the student have business with this company??? !
This must be over cause there is nothing on FB anymore about this!
You have 3800 members, get each to send you $2 and obtain a lawyer and countersue.
Perhaps a lawsuit from each of the people screwed by that company would sway them to drop their suit. Perhaps numerous lawsuits totalling and the amount of oh say $750,000.
Isn't it fascinating how so many scummy businesses will attack the people who point out there bad business practices, instead of fixing their bad business practices.
There are laws against these SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) lawsuits.
This story actually has an upside to it, the towing company destroyed itself by filling this. It's also not cheap to file a lawsuit! Not only did they destroy their reputation by attracting media, they put them selves out of pocket with court fees and attorney bills. Nobody is going to want to use their services...
i should be sued for bad mouthing a forceful Contractor on FB for their "timeshare types sales tactic to make sign a $30K roof job i had done for under $6K
I HOPE the company gets its towing permit revoked permanently
Truth is an absolute defense to slander/libel lawsuits.
But, now thanks to the lawsuit, a whole lot more people know about their questionable practices..............smart.
They lost business because they were a slack jam company and then wants to sue for the truth. He doesn't have a case.
he cant be held liable for what readers post he didnt make those comments .
Extortion racket. How are you going to squeeze $750,000 out of a college student? He'll have enough trouble paying off student loans and whatnot as it is.
Not smart idea sir.