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Sounds like they are defaming you.

If it was me, and I truly had nothing to do with this thing they are upset about, I'd greatly welcome their lawsuit, and countersue when it comes. Little guy versus the big mean corporation, let it play out.

Right now they are on a fishing exposition.



The cease and desist - albeit invalid - and other legal communication was sent privately to the OP. I don't think that counts as defamation.


IANAL, but since this was a C&D notice sent in private and Facebook never made a public announcement regarding it, I don't think it's defamation.


You may have a cda section 230 shield since you were merely a user of the comment section, but you are being treated as the speaker of the comment that is their evidence. It's tenuous but worth a try.

The ACLU loves CDA cases since under CA law, it's loser pay (SLAPP).


Yeah, if I were that guy I'd be playing this up for all it's worth. They're demanding that he prove it's not him, and saying that he "sound(s) guilty"? Is that a joke? If they really said that, that law firm just stepped in it big time.




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