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Well, thanks, Joeq, for maligning my profession. It's funny how the lawyers suing are the "bad guys," and the lawyers helping are the "good guys." Bit of a logical disconnect there, huh?

Anyway. I am licensed in NJ and DC, not NY, so nothing I say here can be taken as legal advice, get your own attorney, don't rely on anything I say, etc etc, ad nauseum.

Basically, even if the suit is meritless, it can still be brought in court. It doesn't really matter if a suit is meritless because that will all eventually be sorted out -- but the ability to bring a meritless suit against a "little guy" does cause problems, like the ones we see here. AT presumably doesn't have the money to fend off a big lawsuit, so maybe they would be persuaded to take down the offending negative reviews in exchange for the plaintiff to drop the lawsuit.

I think it's admirable that AT is sticking to its guns, but since lawsuits are matters of public record, I don't see why AT doesn't publish the name of the companies suing. Nevertheless, AT can't really be held liable for things that other people write on their website about a certain product, especially if those things are TRUE.

If anyone at AT would like a recommendation for a lawyer in NYC, please let me know; I would be happy to make a referral.