(ip-192.com): A Chicago-area woman who criticized her former landlord on Twitter is facing a $50,000 defamation lawsuit.
Horizon Group Management sued the woman on Monday, according to a Chicago Sun-Times story. The company, which claims to manage 1,500 apartments in Chicago, says it was "maliciously and wrongfully" defamed by the defendant's tweet.
A member of the family that has run Horizon for 25 years told the Sun-Times the company did not ask the woman to take down the post. "We're a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization," Jeffrey Michael told the newspaper. On Tuesday, many Twitter users voiced support for the tenant. A few suggested setting up a legal defense fund and many re-posted the original comment.
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