When someone writes a review about your business “on-line” and it is completely fabricated, can you take legal action?
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When someone writes a review about your business “on-line” and it is completely fabricated, can you take legal action?
Asked on February 1, 2013 under Personal Injury, Montana
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Many states in this country have statutes that pertain to "business defamation" which is what your question addresses. In order to have a claim for "business defamation" the review that you have written about has to be false and with malice, consisting of misrepresentations of fact as opposed to one of opinion.
Given what you have written about, I suggest that you consult with a business attorney as to how you may wish to proceed.
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