Is this a legitamate lawsuit against me?

[cafesuada1]

Is this a legitimate lawsuit against me?

What is the name of your state? Texas

I sent the following e-mail to all the private event directors that work at my company:
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This is a little warning for any future brides you might refer to XYZ's
Bakery for their wedding cake.
I HAD A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!!

I spent the first 30 minutes of my wedding reception blasting their
"emergency" phone number. NO CALL BACK!!!
I ordered 2 sheets cakes and they sent me one. They decided to combine the
two sheet cakes into one. Because of that poor decision, I did not have
enough cake for my guest. #2. I ordered a replica of a cake they had at
the bridal show and in their showroom and they decided to spice up my cake
with all this extra decor. IT LOOKED HIDEOUS! Bride's should get the cake
they requested, it should not be the choice of the baker to change it up.
To accommodate my frustration, they are going to refund my credit card a
whole 10% of the cost. That is no where worth the frustration and
embarrassment I felt for having that hideous cake displayed at my wedding.

I'm not sure if this is a vendor on your recommendation list to brides, but
if they are, be careful! A bride could easily take their frustration out
on the person who made the referral.
I could have had a better cake made at Tom Thumb.

STAY AWAY FROM XYZ'S BAKERY!!!!!
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I guess one of the private event directors forwarded this to the bakery owner. She contacted my HR dept and VP of Customer Relations. Here is the e-mail she sent them:
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I wanted you to be aware of this spam email sent out by one of your employees through your coporate email account that disparages my company. I am considering legal action against this person and wanted you to be aware of this situation.
I would like to discuss this with you.
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Is this a legitimate case? Should I start looking for a lawyer?

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

What is the name of your state? Texas

I sent the following e-mail to all the private event directors that work at my company:
------------------
This is a little warning for any future brides you might refer to XYZ's
Bakery for their wedding cake.
I HAD A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE!!!!!!!!

I spent the first 30 minutes of my wedding reception blasting their
"emergency" phone number. NO CALL BACK!!!
I ordered 2 sheets cakes and they sent me one. They decided to combine the
two sheet cakes into one. Because of that poor decision, I did not have
enough cake for my guest. #2. I ordered a replica of a cake they had at
the bridal show and in their showroom and they decided to spice up my cake
with all this extra decor. IT LOOKED HIDEOUS! Bride's should get the cake
they requested, it should not be the choice of the baker to change it up.
To accommodate my frustration, they are going to refund my credit card a
whole 10% of the cost. That is no where worth the frustration and
embarrassment I felt for having that hideous cake displayed at my wedding.

I'm not sure if this is a vendor on your recommendation list to brides, but
if they are, be careful! A bride could easily take their frustration out
on the person who made the referral.
I could have had a better cake made at Tom Thumb.

STAY AWAY FROM XYZ'S BAKERY!!!!!
------------------
I guess one of the private event directors forwarded this to the bakery owner. She contacted my HR dept and VP of Customer Relations. Here is the e-mail she sent them:
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I wanted you to be aware of this spam email sent out by one of your employees through your coporate email account that disparages my company. I am considering legal action against this person and wanted you to be aware of this situation.
I would like to discuss this with you.
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Is this a legitimate case? Should I start looking for a lawyer?

My response:

No, it's not. You're entitled to your opinions, good or bad. You're entitled to relate your experiences as YOU experienced, perceived, them. The bakery may not agree, and they are entitled to write an explanation concerning their side of the facts. But, no. You exercised your First Amendment rights to freedom of speech.

Look at it this way - - if every movie critic or restaurant critic were sued for what they said about a movie or meal, we wouldn't have movie or restaurant critics.

They'll learn a lesson in court.

IAAL

 

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My further response:

Of course, my initial response to you has nothing to do with your employer wringing your little neck for using THEIR equipment to exercise your First Amendment rights!

Say good-bye to your job.

IAAL

 

[cafesuada1]

The VP of Customer Relations called my manager to give him a heads up ... my manager was disappointed and asked me not to use company e-mail for personal use. Since the owner also called HR, think that won't be the last I hear about it from my company?