“While healthy competition isn’t a bad thing, what happened next was awful. The owner of the website started posting negative reviews about my service online. She has never used my service. As far as I know, she and I are the only ones offering this service. She posts under different names but the claims made and the writing style show it’s the same person…”
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Chef sues over rating he received in a book; Disgusting author exposed; Politician sues paper for big bucks; Is editorial bias the new norm?; Writer sues town over tax designation; CA law will leave countless writers destitute; and Journalist sues magazine for $25M.
“Three of my characters are based directly on real, living people. All three have read my novel, and given me permission to represent them as I have but…”
Star Trek Writer Dies; Man sued by club for defamation; and Tariffs aren’t affecting ALL books
My friend said, “If you write about me, I’ll sue you.” But, I’ve already published the book!
Blogger gets sued for exposing police corruption; Chicago Tribune’s Spanish paper shut down; Broadcaster sued by Lt. Governor for defamation; Actress writer op-ed, doesn’t name names, still gets sued; and Can you libel a dead person?
Some authors are tempted to write what they want, and to hell with anyone who doesn’t like it.
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