RE:RE:RE:RE:RE:New Posters LionWhisperer wrote: I disagree.Its not illegal or libelous to say you went by the office and doors were locked and nobody was there.....Way too many unfilled boxes to make a case stick.Would not even get aproduction order from judge to get the posters stockhouse info.Now if he said something negative about the CEO stealing money or robbing shareholders or along those lines there are grounds to go forward but still no guarantees of anything...In the world of stockhouse the examples here for libel are very lame.I have seen posters threaten CEOs to death and going to kill them and nothing ever happened but should of.Enough on this topic I will revisit in a month see who calls it right....
It's certainly actionable. The company could file a suit no problem. The question then becomes is it frivolous? It would be up to the company to prove malice aforethought, that the poster tried to create an impression online that would harm the company. Blatantly lying about an office being closed and padlocked would not serve the poster well. It would be easy for the company to prove their offices were never closed on the days in question. Their long-distance phone records and internet logs would take care of that. It would be up to the judge to decide if the company had adequately made its case. If the judge agreed with the company, the poster is SOL.