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Originally Posted by Belmont4-150
Complete misinformation!
Tom signed a contract for a complete flooring job! He then tried to scam Chuck Abbey and his business. When he got caught he tried to cancel the job which had special order materials. He refused to pay in full for the materials. In continuing his scam he hit multiple social media sites in an attempt to smear Mr Abbey and his business. Apparently this is at least the 5th business that Tom Cruise has tried to smear in social media. Kudos to Mr Abbey for not letting a repeat offender cheat him and his business by blatantly lying on social media, with the intent of getting something for nothing.
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We've (recently) seen a couple of these types of claims made here in TOTV together with a refutation of the claim by either the business or (in this case, apparently) by someone familiar with both the business and the person who made the complaint. It is a good reminder that every coin has two sides.
Legitimate concerns aired on this site should be welcome, but if ax-grinding becomes an issue, it sort of negates the value of the "information" being presented, to say nothing of the fact that false or exaggerated claims made against a business impacts the livelihood not only of the business owner but also his/her family and anyone who may work for them. Libel is a crime in Florida as in most other states: Fla. Stat. ยง 836.01 addresses the particulars as well as the penalties, and I am pretty sure that if someone knowingly defames a business by making false statements about it, they can be held legally responsible even if the statement is made on a website.