debby
07-10-2006, 12:36 PM
I think this site is cool. (www.dontdatehimgirl.com (http://www.dontdatehimgirl.com/) )Too bad they are being sued. But, if you go to this link you will find some really bizarre law suits.
The creator of an Internet site is being sued by a city attorney who claims the website posted defamatory statements about him. Claiming to be the "Internet's largest database of alleged cheaters," www.dontdatehimgirl.com (http://www.dontdatehimgirl.com/) is a forum "for women to share their experiences and warn other women about the men who have allegedly cheated on or lied to them!"
The site invites members to "browse our search engine of alleged cheaters, liars and cads" and includes the name and city of the men, with photographs for some postings. There are also feature articles and an e-store.
Attorney Todd J. Hollis, who is profiled on the site as unfaithful, among other things, claims that there are not safeguards in place to ensure the truthfulness of items posted on it. According to his lawsuit filed in Allegheny County (Pennsylvania), Hollis contends that the owner of the website, Tasha Joseph, "conspired with disingenuous people whose only agenda is to attack the character of those individuals who have been identified on the site."
Ms. Joseph, a former columnist for the Miami Herald, counters that any man can post a rebuttal on the site. Her attorney likens the website to the "proverbial coffee shop where people go and chitchat," adding, "You would never think of holding the coffee shop owner liable because other people went in and defamed other people."
http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/legal_issues/legal_updates/jesters_courtroom/tales.html
The creator of an Internet site is being sued by a city attorney who claims the website posted defamatory statements about him. Claiming to be the "Internet's largest database of alleged cheaters," www.dontdatehimgirl.com (http://www.dontdatehimgirl.com/) is a forum "for women to share their experiences and warn other women about the men who have allegedly cheated on or lied to them!"
The site invites members to "browse our search engine of alleged cheaters, liars and cads" and includes the name and city of the men, with photographs for some postings. There are also feature articles and an e-store.
Attorney Todd J. Hollis, who is profiled on the site as unfaithful, among other things, claims that there are not safeguards in place to ensure the truthfulness of items posted on it. According to his lawsuit filed in Allegheny County (Pennsylvania), Hollis contends that the owner of the website, Tasha Joseph, "conspired with disingenuous people whose only agenda is to attack the character of those individuals who have been identified on the site."
Ms. Joseph, a former columnist for the Miami Herald, counters that any man can post a rebuttal on the site. Her attorney likens the website to the "proverbial coffee shop where people go and chitchat," adding, "You would never think of holding the coffee shop owner liable because other people went in and defamed other people."
http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/legal_issues/legal_updates/jesters_courtroom/tales.html