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Viamar Health Institutes of the Palm Beaches, LLC has taken legal action against an individual accused of launching a defamation campaign that threatens its reputation and business operations. The complaint was filed by Viamar Health Institutes in the Circuit Court of Palm Beach County, Florida, on October 1, 2024, targeting Martha Bellido as the defendant.
The lawsuit arises from a series of online posts made by Bellido beginning on September 10, 2024. These posts included a Google review that allegedly contained false and damaging statements about Viamar’s part-time program for treating eating disorders. According to the complaint, Bellido claimed that her child received inadequate care at Viamar’s facility, leading to weight loss and regression in health progress within just three days. She further accused the therapists of being unequipped to handle patient needs and alleged that harmful behaviors were learned at the facility. “I want to emphasize that ViaMar’s primary concern is money, not the well-being of the children in their care,” Bellido wrote in her review.
In response to these allegations, Viamar sent a cease-and-desist letter to Bellido on September 25, 2024. However, instead of retracting her statements, Bellido updated her original post with claims of intimidation and harassment by Viamar and its attorneys. She maintained her stance that her review was truthful and refused to be silenced by what she described as bullying tactics.
