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Real Estate/Development

Feb. 7, 2024

Tenant advocates prevail in libel lawsuit over mocking tweets

A Pasadena jury rendered a complete defense verdict for BASTA Inc. and its founder, Daniel J. Bramzon, in the lawsuit over a parody Twitter account mocking a landlord lawyer.

A Pasadena jury on Tuesday vindicated Daniel J. Bramzon, the founder and head of tenant advocacy firm BASTA Inc., in a libel lawsuit filed by landlords' lawyer Dennis P. Block.

"Bottom line, this is a complete defense victory across the board," one of Bramzon's attorneys, Eric D. Anderson of Redlands, said.

Block sued Bramzon, BASTA and an IT contractor working with the firm in 2017 over the parody Twitter account @DennisPBlock which suggested that Block a...

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