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- JSatt, on 07/28/2009, -1/+437The apartment owner's response was "We're a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization" - http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/1687436,CST-NWS- ...
What a dumb-ass. - DaviDTC, on 07/28/2009, -2/+435Hey everyone, I heard Horizon thinks it's ok to sleep in a moldy apartment.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect - kwilms, on 07/28/2009, -3/+430Really, a lawsuit over a tweet? This seems frivolous and silly to me.
- nutmac, on 07/28/2009, -3/+390Horizon Realty Group
4242 N. Sheridan Rd, Ste #120
Chicago, IL 60613
Phone 773.529.7200
Fax 773.529.7201
http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/1687436,CST-NWS- ...
Jeffrey Michael, whose family has run Horizon for more than 25 years, said: "The statements are obviously false, and it's our intention to prove that."
...
"We're a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization," he said, noting that the company manages 1,500 apartments in Chicago and has a good reputation it wants to preserve. - twiztidsinz, on 07/28/2009, -0/+361*****... uh.. Horizon Realty?
Never heard of 'em.. but I'll be sure to avoid them from now on. - beersk, on 07/28/2009, -1/+342High Five, Horizon Realty. You've guaranteed that way more than 20 people will hear about your moldy apartments.
- nmffffd9, on 07/28/2009, -0/+288"Today, Horizon Group Management filed a lawsuit against her, alleging that her statement damaged the company's business reputation."
damaged company's business reputation? as bad as at&t and some other companies out there are.. at least they don't sue when people tweet about their horrible service every day..
It's 2009 and with all the social networks out there, people are the people who will either help you or take you down. wake the ***** up Horizon Group Management. - minoss, on 07/28/2009, -1/+269The funny part is she had 20 followers. Now instead of around 20 people seeing her complaint, it's on the front page of digg. Good game Horizon legal team.
- SlumDogMillions, on 07/28/2009, -0/+235"We're a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization, who will be out of business soon"
- maximilen, on 07/28/2009, -0/+187Commenter Spinner said it best: "I thought nothing of her tweet--management companies typically have hundreds, if not thousands, of units to deal with, and it can be a huge challenge catching up with all the maintenance requests. The fact that a tenant is griping--very mildly, I might add--about the upkeep of her particular unit is nothing new. After reading that complaint, I think no less of Horizon than I did before. However, the fact that they'd rather litigate than mitigate shows that they're wholly unconcerned about the happiness and health of their tenants, and find it a better use of their time and resources to punish tenants than to address their issues. This suit, and not the tweet, has soiled my impression of the company."
- Enterres, on 07/28/2009, -0/+185No kidding - before they launched this lawsuit only 20 people might've read it. Now countless thousands - who, if they're anything like me - are also convinced Horizon realty sucks.
- ssquared22, on 07/28/2009, -4/+165Not THAT is a company that doesn't "get it"
- TonyTheTerrible, on 07/28/2009, -11/+157the tweet THE launched a $50k lawsuit
- Kohaxx, on 07/28/2009, -0/+141I really hope this gets thrown out of court and she gets to counter sue them.
This is the equivalent of McDonald's suing me because I tell my friends their McCoffee looks like a ***** in a cup. - billraydrums, on 07/28/2009, -1/+133"We're a sue first, ask questions later kind of slumlord".
- AZRoboto, on 07/28/2009, -0/+128Well, Horizon sure looks like a company I'd like to do business with in the future.
- pitchblack16, on 07/28/2009, -27/+148Ummm, call me crazy, but shouldn't Twitter get in on this and defend the woman or something?
- toxicityj, on 07/28/2009, -0/+99and nothing says "we're good people" like suing the pants off of someone frivolously
- staffa, on 07/28/2009, -2/+99I am sure some young intern at the company warned that doing this would backfire horriable.
Time to prove that young intern right. - MotoFly, on 07/28/2009, -0/+94Let them know how you feel:
http://www.horizonrealtygroup.com/contact.aspx
I'm sure Digg's 2.7 million users might have something to say
EDIT: link fixed - newman8r, on 07/28/2009, -0/+92jesus... I thought you were making up the statement "We're a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization," and I was going to say something like... dude, be careful, these people are going to sue you for making that up...
and then I read the article... the company actually said that... I seriously hope this entire family business fails. ***** Jeffrey Michael, ***** his entire family, and ***** horizon Realty Group. - saintsfan, on 07/28/2009, -6/+9409 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0
- mimigins, on 07/28/2009, -1/+85Damn now I can't unsee it.
- FUR10N, on 07/28/2009, -1/+84First of all, I would have never heard about the "defamatory" tweet if it wasn't for this lawsuit.
Secondly, the fact that they filed a lawsuit over this has lowered my opinion of them even more.
What a stupid company. - had3l, on 07/28/2009, -0/+80YOU SIR, WILL BE HEARING FROM OUR LAWYERS.
Signed,
Horizon Realty - alconebay, on 07/28/2009, -0/+75Avoid the contact form:
reception@horizonrealtygroup.com
apartments@horizonrealtygroup.com - borez, on 07/28/2009, -0/+68Sued for speaking her own mind, what's the ***** World coming to?
FTR: I'd counter sue. - bicyclethief, on 07/28/2009, -0/+67And besides the mold, bad publicity: their lawsuit makes them look like paranoid bullies.
- imamusician16, on 07/28/2009, -3/+68I looked for The Onion logo but found none :(
- burbankmarc, on 07/28/2009, -1/+65They didn't tell you? You have to unlock your freedom with money.
- DBeta, on 07/28/2009, -1/+65My aunt had this friend with a cousin who died from an alligator coming out of the toilet, true story.
- tdmeth, on 07/28/2009, -0/+64No kidding. As stated earlier:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/24-7/1687436,CST-NWS- ...
"We're a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization," he said, noting that the company manages 1,500 apartments in Chicago and has a good reputation it wants to preserve.
So if I move in, you are going to sue me before you try to resolve an issue? - Bonksnp, on 07/28/2009, -2/+63"Bonnen has 20 followers on Twitter. "
Not anymore. - solunas, on 07/28/2009, -0/+61That lovely reputation they speak of:
Shot to hell now, not from a tweet but by a twit.
"We're a sue first, ask questions later kind of an organization," he said.. - stubear, on 07/28/2009, -6/+66OK, you're crazy. Please explain why Twitter should get involved with this lawsuit? They only provide the tool. If you decide you shoot yourself in the foot, metaphorically speaking, it's not their fault, nor is it their responsibility to monitor the use of Twitter.
- unclefire, on 07/28/2009, -0/+59Watch it, they may sue you for calling them slumlords. 8-)
- sd2001, on 07/28/2009, -0/+56Was it you that updated the Wiki page with the blurb about Horizon?
- rubaaan, on 07/28/2009, -1/+56now*?
- inactive, on 07/28/2009, -0/+55They forget about this issue, and probably 5 of those 20 people see it and think nothing of it. NOW, once they sue, millions of people see it.
- Zomgondo, on 07/28/2009, -0/+50If anyone lives in Chicago, I would highly recommend putting that quote on a flyer and organizing a flash mob or something to plaster the city with it. Their potential clients deserve to know who they're dealing with.
- swschmidt, on 07/28/2009, -0/+46Leave your review of Horizon Realty on Yelp here! http://bit.ly/6MUrH
- Jaq524, on 07/28/2009, -0/+45Yeah, HGM should sue themselves. They're doing much more damage to their reputation than Amanda Bonnen ever did.
- bloodguard, on 07/28/2009, -1/+46So now something that was seen by maybe a few dozen people will now be read by 10k (100k + ? ).
Good Jorb, Horizon. - charm803, on 07/28/2009, -0/+44Will I be seeing you on the front page of digg in a few hours?
"The digg comment that launched the $20K lawsuit."
;) - javiero, on 07/28/2009, -12/+55I just moved to the states, and Im having this huge cultural shock. People brag so much about being free over here, and there's all these little kind of rules. Ive been 3 months here and I have never felt so prived of my freedom.
- gullydwarf, on 07/28/2009, -0/+43nutmac posted some of the info. http://www.horizonrealtygroup.com/contact.aspx you can email them through this.
lol, I would like to know what was going through w/e executive's mind when they thought this would be a good idea. - staffa, on 07/28/2009, -3/+46Twitter might not be held at fault, but if people can't safely use twitter the way they are now, then that is pretty much game over for twitter.
Who in their right mind would use it if you could be succesfully sued for 50k for some flippant remark.
Example:
Hey all, I am on the road at a 'soso roadhouse' and wow do the bathrooms reek here.
Sued for 25k
lawsuit succesful=death of twitter, that is why twitter should get involved - numberneal, on 07/28/2009, -4/+45i read about somebody getting sued for $75 for posting craigslist replies to a blog
- heybigjohn, on 07/28/2009, -1/+42"We're a 'sue first, ask questions later' kind of an organization" -- forget the mold, who wants a landlord like this?
- Whetu, on 07/29/2009, -0/+38Don't insult the slumlords ;-)
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