Can I sue this Individual for Slander?

Question

Since Christmas of 2005 my girlfriend's ex-friend began telling lies on me when I said I was going to purpose to my girlfriend. She has told everyone at my job that I'm cheating on my girlfriend and telling my girlfriend's friend that I was cheating on her and it has caused me and my girlfriend to fall out. I even had people at my job come up to me saying her ex-friend is spreading lies about me. So when I confronted her ex friend about the situation all she said is that my girlfriend's friend is lying and she didn't say it. So soon as we get the problem solved she starts another lie and this time brings my family into it and tell my girlfriend's friend the same thing and said that my family can't stand my girlfriend and that i have a baby on the way by another woman. So far these lies has be going on for about a year and it is tearing me and my girlfriend apart and we have been together for 3 years. So do anyone think I can take her ex-friend and friend to court for slander.

Well my girlfriend and her ex-friend stopped being friend, when I told her that her Ex-friend said she was sleeping around with other men. But the thing is when I said I was going to purpose to my girlfriend that's when she said that my girl friend is sleeping around. I told my girlfriend about it and she told her ex-friend off and that was the end of their freindship.

Answer 1

SLANDER - A false defamation (expressed in spoken words, signs, or gestures) which injures the character or reputation of the person defamed; distinguished from libel.

The defaming a man in his reputation by speaking or writing words which affect his life, office, or trade, or which tend to his loss of preferment in marriage or service, or in his inheritance, or which occasion any other particular damage.
http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/s052.htm
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If you wanted to go through the expense and you could prove it you could take this person to court. However you may want to ask yourself first, will it be worth the expense? What do you hope to gain?

If it were me I would sit down with the girlfriend and have a serious long talk about trust and rather she believes in your relationship together or not.

If she believes in your relationship then try to find ways of avoiding the ex friend.

Why is the ex friend an ex friend in the first place, could this friend just be jealous of your gf's new love? Did she become an ex friend after the two of you got together? Maybe you could get to the root of the problem and try to solve it at that level. You never know, it may just heal old wounds and a good relationship may develop from it.
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These days anyone can take anyone to court for anything. The question is, can you win and what will it cost. When we talk about cost this includes more than financially. One must consider the time involved it will take out of your life, the frustration it will create and the stress between you and those close to you.

Answer 2

Actually, yes; you can. If that person has caused harm to you in your life, such as monetary loss through problems on the job; or people being estranged from you due to bad talk; you can indeed sue them. As far as the other woman and a baby bit; anyone can tell when there is no baby after about nine months that it is a lie. So I would not be worried about that one. But if you prove it is them saying it about you, you can sue for damages. Most intelligent people do not believe things about others without some sort of proof. But there are a lot of troublemakers about. I would write his person a letter asking them to stop this behaviour. Do not curse, threaten, or abuse them verbally in any way; just demand that they stop. Register the letter with the post office and demand proof of receipt. If you do not know how to do this, your post office will help you.

Do NOT do what the following post tells you. If you are caught in a lie yourself, you can get into trouble AND lose your credibility.

Answer 3

No, you can't sue for slander. The people to whom she told the lies know that they are lies. To sue for slander, the people must have believed those lies and you must have suffered as a result, for example: losing your job.

Why don't you file a police report for harrassment. If she doesn't stop after that, take a copy of the police report to court and get a restraining order.

Answer 4

If a authorities keeps saying "it really is what got here about" then human beings initiate to trust them. No-one denies that a group of Saudi kooks crashed the towers or the outcomes. The questionable section is our governments reaction and over-reaction. Many falsehoods were steered and it brings the authorities correct into an part of mistrust. All factors of 9/eleven might want to be completely and easily investigated. without "kooks" in tinfoil hats human beings will only blindly trust what's steered to them. I applaud "kooks" and look at in easy words medical journals, not "poopular mechanics"

Answer 5

GET a lawyer!! IF you don't do that--- IF she has a car get the tag # make and model. AND EVERY time she leaves the house, call the police and tell them she has DRUGS in the car... If she has no car and is walking--call and tell them she is selling Meth to kids.... Do this for a few dozen times. (use a pay phone) SHE will get the hint!!! works every time.

Answer 6

Sure thing. Give it a go. Clog up the courts with your childish crap.

Whiney Whiney Whiney.

Answer 7

It sounds to me like you have grounds for suing her if you can prove that she told these lies and that they have been damaging to you.

Answer 8

Call your local police station, but remember, you cant sue someone for less than $20.

Answer 9

Unless you suffered a substantial loss (like losing your job) then there really isn't anything you can do.

Answer 10

There's nothing to lose but your time and the tax payers dollars.