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0 Answers | Asked in Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Federal Crimes and Libel & Slander for Georgia on
Q: What kind of lawyer do I need after an officer falsified evidence against me for making a compliant about her fellow cop

I have no criminal history. I’m actually a retired EMT. I’ve been gang stalked by my new husbands ex’s and her friends. Some of her friends work in the local police and DA office. A particular officer has made a report containing false information I can disprove with video against me because... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Real Estate Law and Libel & Slander for Florida on
Q: Trying to see if I have a legal standing to send a cease and desist letter

I have a friend/worker that is a independent stylist that works in my company. I have asked her many many times to please stop talking about me and my personal life inside the business and outside the business. She has told multiple clients in the salon about me and my wifes marital issues. I also... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Libel & Slander for Maryland on
Q: What is the Maryland Code for defamation?
0 Answers | Asked in Employment Discrimination, Employment Law and Libel & Slander for New York on
Q: Someone is accusing me of harassment over the internet but i believe i am being impersonated and was just fired

I am the victim of impersonation, defamation, libel, harassment and discrimination. I was recently fired because a co-worker claimed I was harassing them through email and subsequently telling other employees disparaging and complete falsehoods while slandering my name. My character has been... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Civil Litigation and Libel & Slander for Kansas on
Q: Is my live in Nanny allowed to tell people about things that she hears in our house that has now led to serious issues?

I live in the state of Kansas, and my wife and I hired her cousin to Nanny for our newborn. She also moved to our area from out of town, so she was living with us full-time while she was saving money and looking into places of her own to live. It is also important to state that we did not have a... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Libel & Slander for New Jersey on
Q: My daughter made an anon comment in a FB grp. She apologized but the admins revealed her name.

She fears the other person will sue her for demation. What she said is true, however. I believe unless the other party can demonstrate loss of business w/numbers to prove it, loss of income or serious damage to her reputation, they’ll have a hard time. I also worry about them harassing my... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Libel & Slander, Criminal Law, Civil Rights and Federal Crimes for Alabama on
Q: Im from Alabama. I purchased a 1 owner, dealarship maintained Porsche Cayenne GTS. Nobody mechanic wise ever touched car

I knew I'd gotten lucky to find a car with such pristine maintenance records so I turned in my rental.car we drove up.there and made the plunge at dealarship. I paid 3 months full coverage before I even drive off lot. Fast forward once we're back in Alabama with car I first noticed when I... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Libel & Slander for Hawaii on
Q: Aloha I feel I’m being railroaded over TRO violations. Courts are trying to say I’m not fitness to stand trial! I get it

I understand what’s going on the shrink I feel did not take time nor did she care to proper evaluate me. I feel a conflict of interest is going on in my case and there is nothing I can do about it. They keep bringing up new charges and arresting me and want me to go to doctors for meds! BS I know... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Domestic Violence, Family Law and Libel & Slander for California on
Q: What happened if someone file your birth certificate and a restraining order case I didn’t give them my birth certificat

I didn’t give them permission to use my birth or I didn’t give them permission to file anything. A restraining order case is public records. Anyone can get access to my birth certificate.

Robert Kane
Robert Kane
answered on Oct 30, 2024

Who is "them?"

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0 Answers | Asked in Libel & Slander on
Q: If libel is pronounced in a large audience podcast by a guest and not challenged by the host, can I sue podcast studio?

In a large audience podcast, libelous statements were made about my relative (i.e. both false and damaging to reputation). The statements were made not by the host of the podcast, but by the guest, a private person with little outreach; the host, however, did not challenge the guest, and the... View More

3 Answers | Asked in Libel & Slander, Employment Law and Personal Injury for California on
Q: I believe this is defamation of character and if so i need a lawyer to help me i have all of the elements can you help.

A coworker stated that I violated county policy by using propritary information as a conduit for personal gains to my second job. I was a California lifeline agent and i enrolled our low income population for free cell phones. My main job i was a mental health counselor. This coworker stated this... View More

Neil Pedersen
Neil Pedersen
answered on Oct 30, 2024

If you can prove that this co-worker made objectively false statements that harmed your reputation and caused you damages you may well have a defamation claim. The issue will be whether it makes sense to attempt to make a claim of this sort against a co-worker, who likely does not have the money... View More

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0 Answers | Asked in Libel & Slander for Indiana on
Q: Can I prevent someone from posting on Facebook about me or my Business?

We were evicted from a home that was being left to us, and the old landlord is posting false and misleading information about us on Social media, can we prevent this? We filed a countersuit on the damages case and they withdrew their case. I own a small tax business and with tax season coming... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Libel & Slander, Public Benefits and Employment Law for Pennsylvania on
Q: for Social Sec I have been working at Chris’s diner for about a year now during which I was diagnosed with hypersomnia.

hypersomnia comes off like narcolepsy. I’ve given them all my doctors notes. I’ve given them everything I’ve ever gone from the doctor so they’re well aware of my situation. They know that there’s times appear tired there’s been times where they’ve sent me home but now they fired me... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Personal Injury, Civil Litigation and Libel & Slander for Florida on
Q: If a defamatory statement also contains the disclosure of private facts, can you sue for invasion of privacy too?

When private facts are disclosed to convince others that a defamatory statement is true, or are disclosed alongside defamatory statements for any reason, does this constitute a separate action that can be sued for?

1 Answer | Asked in Personal Injury, Civil Litigation and Libel & Slander for Florida on
Q: In a Florida defamation case, would a defamatory email sent to a fake boss be admissible to argue against good faith?

If a party accused of defamation sent a defamatory email to who they believed was the victim's boss, but this email was sent based on information from a website that the victim put up to see if their defamer would contact their bosses if they stopped being private about who they work for,... View More

Linda Liang
Linda Liang
answered on Oct 28, 2024

This could be a good argument because the "boss" may not count as a third person. Do you have an attorney? The defamation case is super complicated. You may have other defenses based on the fact, such as it is your opinion, you are telling the truth, or you have the privilege to talk... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Civil Litigation, Civil Rights and Libel & Slander for California on
Q: I would like to sue Walmart for harrassment; lying on me and racial profiling me while vilating my rights to be free in

A few days ago I was shopping in Walmart and I had already purchased 1 item from electronics and I was walking around the store with a basket and another item, a $10 charger cord. I have just quit work for the day and I was winding down as I walked the store. Walmart security comes to the area... View More

James L. Arrasmith
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answered on Oct 27, 2024

I'm sorry to hear about your experience at Walmart. Being wrongly accused and asked to leave can be both upsetting and humiliating, especially when you feel you've been racially profiled.

In California, you may have legal grounds to pursue a case for harassment, defamation, or...
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0 Answers | Asked in Libel & Slander and Consumer Law for Arizona on
Q: May 2, 2023 Copart in Tucson AZ bought our disabled car with our title notarized. Our car was listed abandoned we were f

They gave it away as abandoned they lied we did not find out until Sept 17 2024 I was fined. I paid I needed my drivers license. I now want to sue to get my money back and have the abandoned car charge removed. Did they break a law? They said they needed 2 signatures they did not it was my name or... View More

0 Answers | Asked in Car Accidents, Libel & Slander, Personal Injury and Family Law for Michigan on
Q: If I was forced to get a ppo on my husband by a sgt officer and then my husband was hit by a car why cant i see him

truck hit him as a pedestrian his family stole my truck nd belongings nd are hidding him in the hospital refusing me the right to see him

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