- December 23, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Social media is causing defamation claims to become more common. There are several areas for consideration if you feel your business have been defamed.
First, what is defamation? Expressing an opinion is not defamation. For example, if someone claims that the pizza at your pizza parlor “sucks” or “tastes terrible.” That is not defamation. It is just their opinion.
However, if your business was accused of having stolen from someone, such as a customer or vendor, a defamation claim could be pursued because such accusations are capable of being proven false. There was either theft, or there was not.
Sometimes it can be difficult to determine the difference between an opinion and a “fact” that can be proven false. However, even if the statement at issue is an opinion, there are still steps you can take to deal with any disparaging statements made against your business.
The first thing to consider is confronting the person. Ask why they…
