By Whitney C. Gibson, Internet defamation attorney With today’s Internet and social media landscape, defamation cases are on the rise. Further, false and defamatory statements can spread quicker than ever, to a wider audience, and can stay online potentially indefinitely. Thus, there is a great need to protect the reputations of individuals and businesses. As […]
Physician Internet Defamation: How Doctors Can Deal with False Reviews and Protect Their Reputation
By Whitney C. Gibson, internet defamation attorney at Vorys who works closely with Agnes + Day’s Crisis Intelligence Team. Last month’s post discussed the damage that can be caused by false reviews online. The reality is that most anyone with a computer can cause very serious damage to your reputation: upset customers, ex-employees, ex-business partners, […]
False Online Reviews: How to Deal with Damaging Internet Posts about your Business
By Whitney C. Gibson, Internet defamation attorney at Vorys who works closely with Agnes + Day’s Crisis Intelligence Team. False online reviews have become problematic for many businesses today, whether made by unhappy customers, disgruntled former employees or competitors. In fact, last September a New York attorney general fined 19 companies a total of $350,000 […]
Top 7 Common Misconceptions About False Information Online
Editor’s Note: I’m pleased to provide you with the following guest post by Internet defamation attorney, Whitney C. Gibson, on the 7 most common misconceptions about Internet defamation and your online reputation management. Since we launched the Internet defamation practice group at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, I have encountered a number of misconceptions about […]