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&lt;p&gt;This isn&amp;rsquo;t your grandma&amp;rsquo;s defamation suit. We&amp;rsquo;re entering the world of social media litigation, and as a legal nerd, I have to say that I&amp;rsquo;m excited. With all of the statements, opinions, observations, and thoughts being flung around the Twitter world, it was only a matter of time before a big defamation suit surfaced.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The alleged tweet-bully is Courtney Love (who actually said goodbye to her tweeps in October after posting some risqu&amp;eacute; photos), who is being sued by fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir. Back in 2009, Simorangkir tried to collect for some of her designs, and Love wasn&amp;rsquo;t too thrilled. Love claims that she had already given Simorangkir over 40k. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Love hopped on her Twitter account and &amp;ldquo;announced that Simorangkir was a drug-pushing prostitute with a history of assault and battery who lost custody of her own child and capitalized on Love&amp;rsquo;s fame before stealing from her.&amp;rdquo; Tweet tweet, indeed. Love&amp;rsquo;s venting didn&amp;rsquo;t end there, however; it continued for several days on sites like My Space and Etsy.com.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;So will tweets be held to the same standard as other statements? Simorangkir&amp;rsquo;s attorney Bryan Freedman (of Freedman and Taitelman, LLP) thinks so. Freedman, who believes this case is the &amp;ldquo;first-if-its-kind,&amp;rdquo; told the &lt;em&gt;Wall Street Journal Law Blog&lt;/em&gt; (&amp;ldquo;WSJ&amp;rdquo;) that &amp;ldquo;[d]efamation is not judged by what form it&amp;rsquo;s in, but rather is judged by the [accuracy of a] statement itself.&amp;rdquo; Freedman is hoping to turn those tweets into cha-ching, telling the WSJ that Simorangkir should be compensated with &amp;ldquo;potentially millions.&amp;rdquo; Makes you think twice before you input those 140 characters.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to the WSJ, Love&amp;rsquo;s attorney James Janowitz (of Pryor Cashman LLP) takes a much different view and doesn&amp;rsquo;t believe the case is &amp;ldquo;groundbreaking.&amp;rdquo; In fact, he doesn&amp;rsquo;t believe Love&amp;rsquo;s remarks were defamatory nor does he think Simorangkir&amp;rsquo;s business was harmed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We&amp;rsquo;ll have to wait to see what happens when the trial begins in Los Angeles on January 18. Witnesses include a social media expert and a medical expert. I wonder what the hashtag will be for the trial (#lovelawtweet? It sounds like a fun 70s slogan).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img style=&quot;max-width: 250px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;&quot; title=&quot;Courtney Love&quot; src=&quot;http://www.vault.com/VCM/blogs/Courtney_Love.png&quot; alt=&quot;Courtney Love&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wall Street Journal Law Blog Source&lt;br&gt; The Hollywood Reporter Source&lt;br&gt; Bryan Freedman of Freedman &amp;amp; Taitelman, LLP&lt;br&gt; James Janowitz of Pryor Cashman LLP&lt;br&gt; NY Daily News Source regarding Love quitting Twitter&lt;br&gt; To learn more about defamation, click here for the Media Law Resource Center&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

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