佛罗里达州陪审团判给一位律师135,000美元, 律师被一个叫他"Felching Cronie"的 脸书脸书文章诽谤。
A Florida jury awarded $135,000 to an attorney defamed by a town Facebook post calling him a "Felching Cronie."
陪审团将135 000美元判给佛罗里达州律师Ocean Ridge(Ocean Ridge), 该律师在被该镇官方脸书页面上称为“Felching Cronie”后起诉,
A jury has awarded $135,000 to an Ocean Ridge, Florida attorney who sued after being called a “Felching Cronie” on the town’s official Facebook page, ruling the post defamed him and damaged his professional reputation.
本案由佛罗里达州Lytal、Reiter、Smith、Ivey & Fronrath律师事务所处理, 强调公共实体在线声明的法律责任, 并强调需要官方社交媒体沟通的准确性。
The case, handled by the Florida law firm Lytal, Reiter, Smith, Ivey & Fronrath, highlights legal accountability for public entities’ online statements and underscores the need for accuracy in official social media communications.
判决反映了越来越多的趋势,即政府账户对诽谤内容负责。
The verdict reflects a growing trend of holding government accounts responsible for defamatory content.