SINGAPORE'S highest court has thrown out a lawsuit from a contractor that claimed its reputation was damaged by a woman who sent an angry email complaining about leaks in her condo.

The three-judge Court of Appeal called the defamation lawsuit by Hytech Builders a 'tempest in a teacup' on Tuesday and said the firm's beef was 'completely blown out of proportion'.

The decision upheld a lower court ruling and ended a 20-month legal battle between Hytech and stockbroker Goh Teng Poh.

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