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Re: marty_lewis post# 1847

Friday, 05/11/2001 3:40:13 PM

Friday, May 11, 2001 3:40:13 PM

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Suppose BOP goes to a stock thread and posts:

"The CEO is lying to you in that press release. The shipping vessel he claims the company is refurbishing was actually scuttled a year ago and is busy taking on a load of rust and barnacles."

Assume that all that is widely known at the time is that the company just issued such a press release and that BOP doesn't like the company. Let's further assume he's short a chunk of it.

BOP said the CEO is lying. Is that libel? If so, why? If not, why not?



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