Continental, OH asked in Libel & Slander for Ohio

Q: Good morning, can I sue a manager at a restaurant or calling me out of my name and texting about me being a drug abuser

I went to Wendy's alone from one of my friends which was $60 and he gave me another $20 so that I could put gas in my truck he's for my truck payment and that I needed to do and I couldn't afford to make a late payment so I went to my friends Wendy's and the manager said that I was tweaking whatever that is I mean I should have looked at it probably but and call me a b**** and asked what I was doing up there and also fired my friend so I'm just wondering can I sue this happened Fri now mind I've had numerous people come up to me some I know and some r random people I'm a pretty popular person in this town omg the humiliation and also her threats of eating me up if she sees me in public I know it sounds Petty but I just am pretty traumatized because I don't even know who the lady is to be ridiculating like this and firing my good friend and it's just it was just a very very harsh night and she called me I guess a tweaker and I looked it up an that is a person on methamphetamines I'm tr

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Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
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  • Little Neck, NY

A: An Ohio attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. You could reach out to discuss with attorneys who handle defamation cases. However, keep in mind that these types of cases are not generally handled on a contingency basis. That means attorney fees could be due at the end, win or lose. Good luck

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