Websites that allow users to review businesses are often dominated by what millennials like to call “haters.” But from a legal standpoint, can you just fire away with unjust criticism of Joe’s Garage or Uptown Pizza? West Hartford lawyer Matthew Dallas Gordon says no. “Words do have consequences,” said Gordon. “You think in today’s world you can say whatever you want, and that’s not true.”
Gordon has a legal victory under his belt to back him up. He represented the owner of an advertising business who sued for libel after being disparaged on ripoffreports.com and reviewstalk.com.
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