Legal advice needed

[Rahxephon]

I need a legal advice.

To make things short, my car was in an accident. I took my car to a body shop. After I got it back, I wasn't satisfied with the results. I posted the experiences I had with that auto body shop on various internet forums.

I took my car back there again. They said they would fix some of the issues for free, but made sure I'm aware they're not responsible for some of dissatisfactions I had from the previous results.

Now after I received my car back from them, they demand that I fully retract the things I posted on the forums. Otherwise, they implied they may sue me for defamation. I took some of my words back, but I don't feel comfortable deleting the whole threads. Many things I posted still hold true and I feel like customers should be as informed as possible. Because after I took my car to that body shop, many people told me I shouldn't have. To this day, I still regret not asking many people for advice before I took my car to that body shop.

What should I do? Any suggestions is greatly appreciated.

The detailed story is here: http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7421

[sherryberry]

Why don't you go to a lawyer if you need legal advice? I don't see how they can sue you though, personally.. there are lots of people out there on the internet posting negative comments about a variety of businesses.

[Rain]

They probably would not win a defamation case against you unless you over did your review of their poor service or exaggerated with intent of defaming their business. You can also sue them for not fixing up your car properly...

[punch]

I say call there bluff!

[Rahxephon]

Update: Thank you all for the replies. I received an apology today. This problem is solved now, I guess (???). Should I still call a lawyer about it, though?

[Ferret_san]

My humble opinion is that you should let it be....but if you honestly still feel you've got an axe to grind or just want to protect yourself, go see a layer. Get some info on your situtation, be informed so that if/when they pull some smart ass shit on you, you know how to handle yourself.

Don't let it eat away at your insides like some gigantic tapeworm waiting for its next meal...or keep you awake at nights, then when you do fall asleep, wake up screaming in a cold sweat...being bitter and twisted because every other forum member has their nice-shiney-yaris-parked-in-their-driveway and yours in stuck some frikk'n boat in the middle of frikk'n...opps sorry, that's my life...

Honestly, there are plenty of other things in life to get upset over, but only yuo can say if this is one of them.

[sherryberry]

They were probably just doing that so you'd remove your comments and you'd never do so again. Seriously, if there is no reason now to go to a lawyer, I wouldn't. Their fees are crazy and if you were to even ask them if you should pursue something, of COURSE they're going to say you should so they can get some $$ from you.

[nsmitchell]

Originally Posted by Rahxephon

I need a legal advice.

To make things short, my car was in an accident. I took my car to a body shop. After I got it back, I wasn't satisfied with the results. I posted the experiences I had with that auto body shop on various internet forums.

I took my car back there again. They said they would fix some of the issues for free, but made sure I'm aware they're not responsible for some of dissatisfactions I had from the previous results.

Now after I received my car back from them, they demand that I fully retract the things I posted on the forums. Otherwise, they implied they may sue me for defamation. I took some of my words back, but I don't feel comfortable deleting the whole threads. Many things I posted still hold true and I feel like customers should be as informed as possible. Because after I took my car to that body shop, many people told me I shouldn't have. To this day, I still regret not asking many people for advice before I took my car to that body shop.

What should I do? Any suggestions is greatly appreciated.

The detailed story is here: http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7421

As long as what you stated is the truth, you have nothing to worry about. Their argument wont have any teeth as long as you have proof to back up you claims. I would laugh at them and tell them to take me to court, but I will win and ou will lose. You need evidence though and you need to always be honest.

[vacantj]

small claims court..