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Landlord sues tenant over Twitter post

Horizon Group Management , a company that manages over 1500 apartments in Chicago has sued former tenant Amanda Bonnen for defamation after reading a Twitter post in which she blasts the living conditions of her building. The landlord is looking for $50,000 USD in the suit, and is claiming the Tweet “maliciously and wrongfully” defames them. The news quickly made its rounds across the Internet, especially after Horizon owner Jeffrey Michael said blatantly, “We’re a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization.” Horizon has apologized for Michael’s statement but they could have a real public relations crisis, especially if Bonnen’s claims were at all real

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Amanda Bonnen: Twitter Lawsuit

This lawsuit is so amazingly frivolous that it almost makes the whole Twitter thing interesting again – I kind of hope this starts a trend. Amanda Bonnen (who up until she canceled her Twitter account had 20 followers) is reportedly being sued by Horizon Realty for “maliciously and wrongfully” publishing a tweet that may have damaged the company's reputation. Check out the offending tweet

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Amanda Bonnen: Twitter Lawsuit