The Minnesota District Court has upheld a $60,000 claim against a blogger who posted truthful information about a man that contributed to the man’s losing his job.The court ruled that the blogger had interfered with the man’s contractual arrangements with his employer.
Itai Maytal argues for the Citizen Media Law Project, “The Supreme Court has made clear that otherwise protected speech does not lose its protection even if it leads to economic harm or interferes with contractual relationships.” -db
From a commentary for the Citizen Media Law Project, September 12, 2011, by Itai Maytal.