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1 Answer | Asked in Libel & Slander and Personal Injury for Wyoming on
Q: DEFAMATION SLANDER
Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Feb 10, 2025

A Wyoming attorney could handle questions in your state best, but your post remains open for a week - it looks like your question may have been left off. You could try uploading your question again. Good luck

1 Answer | Asked in Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination, Internet Law and Libel & Slander for Wyoming on
Q: Can I sue a newspaper for damages from putting my mugshot online before I had a trial or was convicted?
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answered on Jan 5, 2025

You may have the option to take legal action against a newspaper for publishing your mugshot before a trial or conviction. Depending on where you live, there could be laws that protect individuals from having their arrest information shared publicly before they are found guilty. Claims such as... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Libel & Slander, Consumer Law and Small Claims for Wyoming on
Q: I have a question about potential defamation case involving a customer who bought one of the tours I sell.

A customer who bought a tour and completed it is now asking for a charge back from the credit card company making false statement about the tour and the social cause that the tour is supporting through my social enterprise (she's claiming the social cause does not exist when we a website,... View More

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Jul 21, 2024

A Wyoming attorney could advise best, but your question remains open for two weeks. It's possible that what you describe could amount to textbook defamation, if you are able to prove the elements. However, such cases can also be costly to pursue - if a law firm handles things on an hourly... View More

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