一名前卡车司机失去了一项诽谤诉讼,在威胁要揭露其雇主之后,被命令支付65 000美元的费用。 A former truck driver lost a defamation lawsuit and was ordered to pay $65,000 in fees after threatening to expose his employer.

一名前卡车司机Sam在雇主未答复后,因未支付工资而赢得了20 000美元的小额索赔判决,并得到了赔偿。 A former truck driver, Sam, won a $20,000 small claims judgment for unpaid wages after his employer failed to respond, and received a settlement. 然后,他要求增加1 100美元的假期工资和利息,并威胁在该公司拒绝时公开揭露所谓安全和工资不端行为。 He then demanded an additional $1,100 in vacation pay and interest, and threatened to publicly expose alleged safety and payroll misconduct when the company refused. 尽管雇主的律师发出警告,Sam仍继续与商业伙伴联系,并威胁媒体曝光。 Despite warnings from the employer’s lawyer, Sam continued to contact business partners and threaten media exposure. 该公司以诽谤罪起诉他,有证据表明,以前曾有对另一雇主进行类似威胁的历史。 The company sued him for defamation, and evidence revealed a prior history of similar threats against another employer. Sam输了这个案件,被命令支付65 000美元的法律费用,这一事件警告说,利用公开诽谤威胁来榨取钱财往往会招致报复。 Sam lost the case, was ordered to pay $65,000 in legal fees, and the incident serves as a warning that using public defamation threats to extract money often backfires.