The administrator for a Facebook group about "lemon" caravans and motorhomes is being sued for defamation by a Brisbane camper-trailer company.
An injunction has also been granted by a judge, preventing the woman from publishing anything about the manufacturer or its products before the case goes to trial in Brisbane, according to a court judgment.
An EXP-6 camper-trailer from Brisbane-based manufacturer, Bruder.
Tracy Leigh, an administrator of the 47,000-member Facebook group Lemon Caravans & RVs in Aus, faces a defamation lawsuit brought by Brisbane-based Bruder Expedition Pty Ltd
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-- Edited by PeterX on Wednesday 24th of July 2019 07:07:22 PM
-- Edited by PeterX on Wednesday 24th of July 2019 07:14:50 PM
Whenarewethere said
07:32 PM Jul 24, 2019
I'm not on facebook so I can't comment, other than saying that I would assume people each have their own history of their issues. The more one documents things the better. Make as must administration as possible for everyone. As they say create a paper trail.
montie said
10:31 AM Jul 25, 2019
Whenarewethere wrote:
I'm not on facebook so I can't comment, other than saying that I would assume people each have their own history of their issues. The more one documents things the better. Make as must administration as possible for everyone. As they say create a paper trail.
A paper trail all the way to the Supreme Court by the looks of it!
Eaglemax said
07:06 PM Jul 25, 2019
It is just inappropriate to rubbish someones product without solid proof which I think is the issue here.
From what I read, she endorsed a posters negative comments on the product and the story goes on. A prospective buyer pulled oit of their purchase over her comments hence documented proof of loss of income.
Imo whether its facebook, a forum or a simple conversation, it is still risking someones livelihood.
denmonkey said
10:59 PM Jul 27, 2019
Agree with you Eagle but if you have first hand experience and it's your story, I believe you should be able to tell it and share it.
That said there are always 2 sides to the story and I've been on the receiving end of customers with ridiculous demands before. so It could very well be one of those case.
Interested to hear how it turns out.
could be quite the precedence me thinks.
montie said
08:27 AM Jul 29, 2019
The risk you take when making allegations on public forums, no matter how convinced you may be that you are right, is you may be asked to prove those allegations in court.
Many forums will not allow naming and shaming because the Administrators can be dragged into any subsequent legal action.
FYI
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/judge-gags-facebook-admin-over-camper-trailer-on-lemon-page-20190723-p529v7.html
The administrator for a Facebook group about "lemon" caravans and motorhomes is being sued for defamation by a Brisbane camper-trailer company.
An injunction has also been granted by a judge, preventing the woman from publishing anything about the manufacturer or its products before the case goes to trial in Brisbane, according to a court judgment.
An EXP-6 camper-trailer from Brisbane-based manufacturer, Bruder.
Tracy Leigh, an administrator of the 47,000-member Facebook group Lemon Caravans & RVs in Aus, faces a defamation lawsuit brought by Brisbane-based Bruder Expedition Pty Ltd
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-- Edited by PeterX on Wednesday 24th of July 2019 07:07:22 PM
-- Edited by PeterX on Wednesday 24th of July 2019 07:14:50 PM
I'm not on facebook so I can't comment, other than saying that I would assume people each have their own history of their issues. The more one documents things the better. Make as must administration as possible for everyone. As they say create a paper trail.
A paper trail all the way to the Supreme Court by the looks of it!
That said there are always 2 sides to the story and I've been on the receiving end of customers with ridiculous demands before. so It could very well be one of those case.
Interested to hear how it turns out.
could be quite the precedence me thinks.
Many forums will not allow naming and shaming because the Administrators can be dragged into any subsequent legal action.