More and more these days consumers are taking to online social networking sites or blogs to bitch about something or someone who has wronged them. Up until recently it was a true free for all. You could pretty much get away with saying or doing anything you wanted online.
Then came the first lawsuit where a judge ordered the secret identity of an anonymous blogger known so that they could pursue her legally for slamming their company. And now this.
In this story a guy went on his facebook page bitching about a tow truck company he felt screwed him out a hundred bucks. They in turned sued him for $750,000 for defamation of character.
So before you get upset about some jack ass and want to post your story about them, think twice because a lot of companies are hurting for cash right now and getting it by settling cases like this with people. Suck ass lawyers are the new get rich quick scheme of the day.
The adult industry is not immune to this either. There are some companies out there that might actually be bankrupt and out of business right now if it were not for a shifty eye’d lawyer that came up with a plan to sue the shit out a ton of others and then settle with them for much less than it would be worth for them to deal with. Now that company can afford to be in business just a little bit longer.
This is happening every single day in our industry. So beware my friends. It’s a really crazy time out there right now.