r/technology • u/cmaia1503 • Feb 11 '25

Social Media UnitedHealth hired a defamation law firm to go after social media posts criticizing the company

https://fortune.com/2025/02/10/unitedhealth-defamation-law-firm-social-media/
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u/cchristophher Feb 11 '25

These companies sue you to shut you up because they can afford to bully you longer than you can afford litigation, no matter how weak their case is. Anti SLAPP laws help with this, but lawyers also know this and try to sue in states without Anti SLAPP laws.

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u/Adventurous_Class_90 Feb 11 '25

States with anti-SLAPP should amend them so if their citizens are sued in a different state they can still bring the case to that court.