Using Social Media in Business Disputes

Until recently, the mere threat of litigation and the prospect of a prolonged and costly lawsuit was often all that it took to persuade a smaller business to acquiesce to a larger competitor’s legal demands. But that’s changing.

Large companies frequently exploit their vastly superior legal resources and capabilities to the disadvantage of smaller competitors. Frequently, the mere threat of litigation and the prospect of an expensive, prolonged lawsuit is all that is necessary to persuade a smaller business to acquiesce to the larger competitor’s legal demands. However, I have recently studied an emergent defensive strategy that turns the tables on large companies when they legally ...

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