Not a lawyer, but just looked up what can be construed as defamatory in the light of ProjectInsiders posting today stating the company is "apparently insolvent"". The moderator removed the posting, but CaymanCeltic managed to find a reply to it and has posted it on another thread
I thought defamation applied to persons only being defamed, but it seems that nowadays companies that are defamed by bloggers with incorrect or deliberately false statements that can cause economic harm to their activities can institute legal action. I sincerely hope NAG consult their legal eagles and pursue the matter vigorously if warranted.
Here is a 2015 link, the text for which is below .
https://www.rcfp.org/browse-media-l...de/can-corporation-sue-me-harm-its-reputation
Text from this article is cut and paste below
Can a corporation sue me for harm to its reputation?
Yes. In fact, businesses regularly sue for defamation because their economic interests are often tied to their reputations. The Citizen Media Law Project
warns bloggers to be especially cautious when publishing negative information about companies, or their products or services, because false, disparaging statements in this context may also give rise to suits alleging violation of fair trade and fair competition laws or impermissible interference with economic advantage or prospective contractual relations. This is particularly the case when the subject of the negative information is a competitor. Note, however, the use of the word “false” in describing these disparaging comments. Journalists, digital or otherwise, may criticize corporations and the way they do business, so long as the authors do so fairly and accurately. Be aware, however, that businesses frequently resort to
SLAPPs to intimidate and silence their critics.
