A letter was written alleging I was convicted of a crime and it was read publicly. It was signed anonymously but I know who wrote it. Can I sue them for defamation, slander and/or libel?
2006-07-07 14:26:48 · 11 answers · asked by PeanutsAreBad 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
You can take legal action: if you can prove-with substantial evidence-they are the author and it is a false allegation, it caused damage to your professional, money making reputation and has caused pain and suffering.
If so, get a lawyer and go to town!
2006-07-07 14:32:29 · answer #1 · answered by barrwiese 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You could try, but I seriously doubt it would hold up in court....if you could even get a lawyer to take the case.
You'd have to have some pretty solid evidence that this person did it or you'd be wasting money in lawyer fees and court costs.
2006-07-07 14:30:07 · answer #2 · answered by saturnsl2_98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HELL YES! That's BS. THey can't do that. Your buisiness is yours. You might have to put some doe for experts to examine the letter. DNA from where they licked it, hand writing, or if they haven't handled it too much, fingerprints.
I feel for you. That's crap.
2006-07-07 14:29:47 · answer #3 · answered by Charlie B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless you can prove the person wrote it he could sue you back.
2006-07-07 14:29:33 · answer #4 · answered by AlphaFemale 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. And you might be able to sue the person who read it as well.
2006-07-08 17:32:31 · answer #5 · answered by julz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can but you have to have some kind of proof on who wrote it. Otherwise it would not hold up in court.
2006-07-07 14:35:25 · answer #6 · answered by Behind These Hazel Eyes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if some woman can sue McDonald's for her own incompetence in holding coffee than anything is possible
2006-07-07 14:29:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd imagine that it would be hard to pin the letter on 'em but if you can I say go for it!!
2006-07-07 14:30:07 · answer #8 · answered by marimbaman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You prabably need to have proof that that person really wrote it.
2006-07-07 14:29:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you can prove they wrote it, it was false, and it damaged your reputation.
2006-07-07 14:30:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋