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I told a guy that I was not working for him in his transportation business because he wouldn't pay my friend. I told him not to expect to get any more business from me pulling strings at the hospital I work at. I told him I would file legal stuff if he didn't pay my friend. The next morning he finally paid her. He then went to the hospital where I work and met with my employer and showed them the e-mail. That was personal and not related to my job at the hospital. He claimed I told him that he wasn't allowed at the hospital. They tried to tell I that I meant to stay away from me. I had told him the day before if he went to the hospital with this like he was threatening, that I would file harassment charges. I said "try me." He went anyways. Can I sue for defamation of character? I am a professional and this affects my job and character. I'm also filing harassment charges in magistrate court. He told lies about what I had said. This guy is very rude and crazy.

2007-10-18 14:46:23 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government Law & Ethics

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Where is the defamation? He didnt threaten you, did he? Did he harrass you at work? I dont know. It seems as if he had the right to be there. And your employer agreed to talk to him. If he showed the employer emails you sent that somehow related to the hospital, I dont see anything wrong with this. Other than perhaps bad judgment on your part. Why were you threatening him for money owed to a third party in the first place? Seems to me that you were threatening him more than the other way around. Or at least that's how it seems from the way you wrote this question.

EDIT: This is not the definition of a hostile work environment, nor is there a defamatory statement of any kind. It's just two people who should learn to control themselves better.

2007-10-18 14:58:02 · answer #1 · answered by Toodeemo 7 · 1 0

You claim it was a personal e-mail, but you were definitely talking about the hospital, and the hospital's business. I don';t think you would have much of a case, that he then went to the hospital with the e-mail.

2007-10-18 22:01:23 · answer #2 · answered by Barb Outhere 7 · 1 0

Yes, hire a lawyer and sue him for Libel Defamation, he knowingly ruined your reputation at your place of work creating a hostile work environment, and for this you absolutely have standing to sue

2007-10-18 21:55:02 · answer #3 · answered by treacherous_13 2 · 0 0

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