August 8, 2019 Troy Ludgate
Re: Turtle Cove Dental Yelp Review
Dear Mr. Ludgate,
This 1av, firm represents Boulos Dental Care, PC, d/b/a Turtle Cove Dental. We are writing today to demand that you cease and desist making defamatory comments regarding my client and immediately remove your Yelp review dated August 1, 2019 directed towards Turtle Cove Dental. The Yelp review you submitted was extremely false, destructive, reckless and defamatory towards my client. Boulos Dental Care, PC is a well-respected professional business. My client has spent years serving the Twin Cities community building a positive business reputation.
Under Minnesota law, it is unlawful to engage in defamation of another's character and reputation. Defamation consists of: (1) a statement that injures a reputation; (2) communicated to another; and (3) that the speaker knew or should have known was false. Your defamatory comments in the aforementioned Yelp review consisted of false claims regarding the honesty and integrity of my client's staff, the experience level and mindset of the hygienist, reckless statements encouraging people to report my client to the Board of Dentistry without any knowledge of those patients' circumstances, among other things.
We strongly believe your statements were unlawful and are at risk of damaging my client's reputation.
We do not wish to escalate this matter further, however, if the Yelp review is not removed and/or you continue to make defamatory statements towards Boulos Dental Care or Turtle Cove Dental, my client will have no choice but to consider aggressively pursuing all remedies, including the commencement of litigation and pursuit of damages. We sincerely hope that it does not have to go in that direction.
Please remove the Yelp review or respond to this letter regarding your intentions by August 19, 2019. Failure on your part to take action to avoid further damage to my client's reputation with false statements will indicate to us that such action is willful and intentional and may entitle my client to additional remedies.
Sincerely,
Pine L e Law Firm, PLLC
CC: Boulos Dental Care, PC
508 Pine Street hlllarybecchetti@pinelakelawfirm.com Lino Lakes. MN 55014 pinelakelaw.com
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