New online tools and popular social networking sites allow for greater collaboration, exchange of ideas, and of course the quick and easy dissemination of information to a wide network of people. However, these same sites can be used to spread false or defamatory statements that cause harm to individuals or their businesses. Indeed some sites exist solely to encourage users to “vent” or divulge inside information about employers, employees, organizations, and even ex girlfriends or boyfriends.

September’s Seminar at Saper Law focuses on the increasingly relevant topic of online defamation.