MGMT 520 Case_11_2_Nemet_Chevrolet_v._Consumeraffairs

Running iHead: iCASE i11-2 iNemet iChevrolet, iLtd. iV. iConsumeraffairs.com, iInc. 1

Nemet iChevrolet, iLtd. iv. iConsumeraffairs.com, iInc.




Matthew iHolloway

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Legal, iPolitical, iand iEthical iDimensions iof iBusiness

MGMT i520
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Professor: iJoel iBunkowske

March i24, i2019
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Keller iGraduate iSchool




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, Running iHead: iCASE i11-2 iNemet iChevrolet, iLtd. iV. iConsumeraffairs.com, iInc. 2




Parties

There iare itwo idifferent iparties ibeing idescribed iin ithis icase. iThe ifirst iparty iis iknown

i as ithe iplaintiff ian ithat iwill ibe iNemet iChevrolet, iLtd. iThe isecond iparty ibeing ipresented iinithis icase

i is ithe iAttorney iGeneral iwho ihappens ito ibe iConsumeraffairs.com iInc.

Facts

This icase ihas ia ifew iknown ifacts ithat icannot ibe iignored. iThe ifirst iknown ifact iis ithat

i Nemet iChevrolet iis ia ibusiness ithat isells iand iservice iautomobiles. iConsumeraffairs.com iis ia

i website ithat iconsumers ivisit ito iexpress ithe iexperience ithat ithey ihave iwith ibusinesses. iAccording

i to i FindLaw,” i Consumeraffairs.com, i Incorporated i (“Consumeraffairs.com”) i operates i a

i website ithat iallows iconsumers ito icomment ion ithe iquality iof ibusinesses, igoods, iand iservices”

i (para. i2).

One iof ithe icompanies ithat iconsumers iposted ia ireview iabout ion iConsumeraffairs.com iis iNemet

Chevrolet. iNemet iChevrolet iread ithose icomments iand ifelt ias iif ithat ithe icomments iwere ia
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i misrepresentation iof ithem.

Procedure

Nemet iChevrolet ifiled ia isuit iagainst iConsumeraffairs.com ifor idefamation iand

i tortious iinterference iwith ia ibusiness iexpectancy iin i2009 ithrough ithe iUS iDistrict iCourt iin iEastern

Virginia. iConsumeraffairs.com icounter ithe isuit iby ifiling ifor ia imotion ito idismiss ithese iallegations
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under ithe iCommunications iDecency iAct iof i1996. iThe idistrict icourt iruled iin ifavor iof
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i Consumeraffirs.com iby igranting ithe imotion ito idismiss ithe isuit.

Issue


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