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Attorney can be paid from proceeds from the settlement.
answered on Aug 25, 2016
In case you are charged, first get the advice of a criminal defense atttorney. You may have to pay. Then find out your options by contacting a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Assn who handles libel cases.
If I said someone looked like something wouldn't that be my freedom of speech by expression of opinion?
answered on Sep 6, 2015
That is exactly what you said? "someone looked like something"? It depends upon the exact wording, I suppose, and you have not provided that. Get an attorney on your side.
Posting bad comments about the HOT youth football association and saying nasty things about kids who play
answered on Jun 29, 2015
More information would be needed to answer your question. Bad comments and nasty things do not normally constitute actionable libel or slander.
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