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Canadian_watcher wrote:I already answered the letter (I know.. I went back and forth on it, too, wondering if it was fake) I decided to tell the guy that I'd make the vid private. I didn't even mention the retraction which I really can't imagine any court in the land would make me do. It's utterly ridiculous. If I were to ask for them to point to a line in the letter that they'd like me to retract they couldn't even do it. There's literally nothing there ...
I should have telephoned the lawyer to see if it really came from his office but I don't think I said anything in my four sentences that could be detrimental to me.
If this doesn't make it go away then I'm going to have to believe that it'll go pretty much the way you describe, Stephen. If he insists on pursuing it I intend to counter-sue... this has got to be vexatious litigation or misuse of process. He's got deeper pockets than I, for sure.
Honestly... grrr. I'd love to put the letter up as a comment on the You Tube vid, lup! That'd be classic. But I'm not going to push it. I do have a contact at the newpaper though - she's an editor for the community section. That might come in handy down the line.
Stephen Morgan wrote:Courts don't normally make you retract, I don't think. Go in more for big financial payments and possible jail terms.
Stephen Morgan wrote:Canada used to have very good laws for that, I believe. Not so much now.
Stephen Morgan wrote:Honestly... grrr. I'd love to put the letter up as a comment on the You Tube vid, lup! That'd be classic. But I'm not going to push it. I do have a contact at the newpaper though - she's an editor for the community section. That might come in handy down the line.
Might be a bad idea to publish things you intend to embarrass them when they're thinking about sueing you for libel.
MacCruiskeen wrote:C_w, is it normal (or even legal!) in Canada for a lawyer to initiate legal proceeedings by email? Strikes me as very strange.
Canadian_watcher wrote:Stephen Morgan wrote:Courts don't normally make you retract, I don't think. Go in more for big financial payments and possible jail terms.
yes, this is true. but they could just issue an injunction.
Stephen Morgan wrote:Canada used to have very good laws for that, I believe. Not so much now.
I think they just recently made an even better one, actually: http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.c ... ss_act.asp
Stephen Morgan wrote:Honestly... grrr. I'd love to put the letter up as a comment on the You Tube vid, lup! That'd be classic. But I'm not going to push it. I do have a contact at the newpaper though - she's an editor for the community section. That might come in handy down the line.
Might be a bad idea to publish things you intend to embarrass them when they're thinking about sueing you for libel.
Only if I have to.
Stephen Morgan wrote:I've been remiss in my knowledge of Canadian law.
Stephen Morgan wrote:Well, you're a bit unpredictable, couldn't be sure.
blanc wrote:I'd say get a bit of legal advice, but am doubtful that a company would take you to court on such a flimsy case. For one thing, court cases are expensive. Costs can be awarded if you win (they might not), but the person sued has to have enough assets to cover the costs at least to make it worthwhile, and the case could well backfire as very bad publicity for the construction company. The delays, rudeness, inconvenience, would all be aired publicly, attract possible press interest, and they'd look like bullies taking an individual with a justifiable complaint to court over something which could be settled by a little polite diplomacy. Wouldn't that lose them a lot of business?
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