Q: Can we sue over someone bad mouthing us?
My husband repaired someones vehicle. He charged them considerably less then he has charged others for the same repair. Approximately 2 months after the return of the vehicle it started acting up again. When my husband found out he tried to make contact with the owner to check the vehicle out. The owner would not return communication though. My husband checked to see what warranty was on the parts he had purchased to put on the vehicle. We have now been informed by 3 different people that the owner of the vehicle is saying that my husband ripped him off and has not made any attempt to fix his car. He is also threatening to sue us for the repairs. Two of the people that have contacted us about the threat of a lawsuit and the defamation are repair shop owners whom my husband works very closely with for his job. Do we have legal recourse for liable in this case and if so what kind of attorney should we look for?
A:
I would say that the best thing to do is that if you get sued by the car owner to counterclaim for defamation, and any other tings you might be able to think of. Defamation is a complicated area of the law, so I'd recommend talking to a local lawyer to whom you can tell all of the facts within the attorney-client relationship.
Best of luck!
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