Should I sue my sister for slander?
My sister has been slandering my name repeatedly. She tells lies about me to my mother in attempts to get me kicked out of the house and cut out of the Will. She lies to strangers over the internet that I have an incestuous relationship with my daughter. And, here's the big one, she says I'm responsible for the death of her son. There is solid proof that he overdosed on her medication, yet she says I killed him. I know I have a case, that's not my problem; my problem is, I live with my mother, who will definitely kick me out if I do this, and my sister has next to nothing in resources except for her monthly SSDI check. Could that be garnished? I'm in a Catch-22 here. Please, someone help me. I need to know what to do. I'm up at 4:30 a.m. just sick over the lies she is telling everyone. Thanks.
+++ My SISTER is Slandering me! +++?
My sister and I use to very close but 5 years ago when I got pregaunt she started hating me (she has always hated children) and for years she has been very rude to me and my husband and son. (like slamming doors in my sons face and yelling and storming off to her room when we go visit my parents) and now I find out that for years she's been slandering me on her online journal that everyone can see. She has said alot of mean and cruel and untrue or extra exagerated things about me. Including that she's ashamed that I am her sister. She calls me a breeder on there and she is plotting on how she can ruin my life. She once said on there that she was going to call social services on us for things that are not true. She thinks because my son has ADHD that we must be bad parents. and we are excellent parents. She has used my first name and my husbands and sons first names too in her online journal. She doesn't use anyone else's first names only mine and my familys. Please any advise?
How can I sue for slander?
Jimmy Long’s answer is correct.Before you go raising hell because someone verbally offended you (interesting fact for comparison, there are children dying in Syria), you will need first establish defamation.In order to establish defamation, you will need to prove that whatever someone said to you, was actually, a false acquisition.This is not as easy as you think. I can legally call you an idiot or a moron, if you have simply stated something to be a fact, when it is actually not a fact. Therefore, you are technically unable to sue me for defamation (slander), because what I have said is not a false acquisition. On top this, when defamation relates to slander or libel, you will also need to show publication of the slander or libel (which can be difficult).However though, if you have established defamation (through slander), you will then need to prove how it has harmed your reputation.In order for you to prove that, you will need to start showing how things have been going shit for you, ever since your accuser has defamed you with slander (financial losses, violated rights, etc).Once you’ve actually proved, all of that, then you have some probable ground to begin the legal process of filing a lawsuit.
I would like to sue my sister and her sister-in-law for slander/defamation. The only problem is I don't have?
You will only be ridiculed in a court room if you have no physical proof- phone records showing they were harassing, printed out websites where you were slandered, witnesses, etc. Without hard proof they are going to dismiss it, and you are just going to be stirring up trouble. Sounds like your sister and her sister in law are drama queens. The sister in law is probably a provoker, and your sister didn't have the sense to not fall for it. Let the biddies do their yipping. If you know you aren't what they claim, just hold your head high and live off of the phrase to "not stoop to their level" by dignifying their immaturity with a response. When they see that they aren't ruffling your feathers anymore they will grow bored and quit. If they make it a point to spread rumors about you etc, confront them. Go to their house, arrange for both of them to be there or ask your sister to get the sister in law there, be very open and calm and tell them what you heard and you want to know why they think it is ok to continue on with this mess without confronting you first.
CALIFORNIA - CAN I SUE MY SISTER FOR DEFAMATION AND SLANDER?
I have been taking care of my elderly parents free of charge. When my mom got sick we found out that several years ago my dad gave my sister a will claiming that if my mom died first she could have everything. No one knew about this arragement until My mom got really sick. Prior to that - my sister never really visited or helped me out taking care of them. When my mom got sick - my sister went through her banking information and found out that she had saved a lot of money. She then went behind our backs and told my moms doctors that she wanted to die and I was forcing her to eat. She came over to our house and asked me to not offer my mom anymore food - only if she asked - and let her die in peace. I had to cancel the hospice my sister ordered because they would discontinue my moms medication. My sister then and put in an order to have my mom and dad placed in a board and care with hospice. She started making funeral arrangements for my mom and inviting people to our home from out of town who came over and had inappropriate conversations in front of my mom like plots available and when their parents died. My dad gave me POA and my sister came in the house and stole it - at her request - her daughter came over and stole our gate lock - changed all the locks and that made her even madder My mom told the doctor she did not want to die nor go into a board and care and told the doctor not to disclose any more information to her. She began calling the house using profanity calling me bitches and other things. After that - my sister filed a false charge against me with the county adult protective services stating that I was abusing my parents financially. They did a thorough investigation and determined that none of her charges could be substantiated. During this final meeting my dad also requested that no more of his information be provided to my sister. Now shes calling the house demanding to come over and saying things like ***** let me speak to my mother after finding out all her allegations were unsubstaniciated and the case was closed. She has been causing me a lot of emotional distress. What can I do about it?
Sue a Workplace for Slander?
Yes I am looking into suing a previous employer for slander. She fired me on the terms of her not liking me. And that is exactly what she stated and said I couldnt do nothing because noone would believe me. She also called in front of about 11 Customers " You and your mom really are some ******* Hillbillies arn't yah" (My mom is was the assistant manager) because we are from florida and this took place in Michigan. As I was walking to the back of the restauraunt a customer pulled me aside and gave me there number as a witness and also told me that as I was walking away from her she did the thing on her Chest like "Retard" KNOWING that my sister has Cerebral Palsy.. I recently ran into an employee there whom stated She is calling me a ******* Idiot. Telling customers the reason she fired me is because I wasnt sanatary and I was sneezing on food. Which is a complete fabrication. Well at the end of the night she pulled me into the back office and was like " I really dont like you Shelby. I think your a complete waste of skin, Noone wants you around." Blah Blah, Then I told her I did not want to be there eaither. And asked if it made her happy. She said " No I won't be happy till I can get rid of your ******* mother too".. She is a Royal *****. I kept my cool. And shrugged most of it off. But when I heard that almost a Month later she is still running her mouth I thought I might try to take Legal Action... Sorry its long But thanks in Advanced for anyhelp
Why can't I sue someone for slandering my dead sister?
Probably because you are not the person being slandered. Now taking offense on behalf of your sister is one thing suing because someone slandered her after her being deceased is another story. A couple of things you can do are. 1.) talk with an actual lawyer and see if something can be done in the legal arena. if they are a good lawyer they will actually check for precedents ( which i am sure there are several). At the point that he/she finds something all you have to do is start a LIBEL suit ( libel is for printed works such as websites, news papers, magazines etc) against the person. As such it will probably go down as a he said she said type of thing. UNLESS you can prove all of the following points 1.) your sister died in a car wreck. 2.) the person in question has a libelous type of post on myspace dealing with the death of your sister ( namely she died of AIDS and not the car wreck) 3.) the person knowingly posted the offending material in such a way as to make it seem as though that version of facts is the truth. Now on to the second way you can get at some one from a legal stand point is to simply contact myspace and tell them about the offending page. Tell them it is emotionally distressing for you and those around you to have these lies posted for the public to read, and that it is therby causing a stigma attached to not only your family's name but your own as well.
Can I sue my mother in law for slander?
I believe you have to have evidence that she has written her accusations in a public forum, a newspaper for example, other wise it is just considered gossip. If your spouse won't do anything about it and you aren't concerned with family relations then tell the old busybody to shut up and mind her own business. It may not stop her but she'll at least know that her poison is getting back to you and she may be more careful who she gossips with. If you are concerned about outside forces don't, if child safety workers were going to do something they would have by now. So your mother-in-law is just having fun giving you sleepless nights. Just walk away and make sure to take your kids to the doctor once in a while. The doc will back you 100%.
Should I take a narcissist to court for his slandering me and/or abuse?
As others have said, see a lawyer and make sure you have a case before you proceed. Keep this information private - if you tell the narcissist it will give them time to hassle you and to prepare their defense.Does the ‘narcissist’ have a diagnosis of ‘narcissistic personality disorder’ (NPD) made by a person trained in psych diagnosis? Or at least do you have very good reasons to believe they do?It makes a huge difference. People label themselves and others as ‘narcissists’ from reading a book or some quiz on the Internet. Everyday narcissists are self-absorbed and self-centered but feel emotions.People with NPD Narcissistic personality disorder - Wikipedia do not have empathy and will be very hard to win against in court or anyplace else.Most people I’ve read say to take your losses and leave. Make no contact at all.Sorry to hear about what you are going through, it’s awful.You may find videos on youtube by Angie Atkinson helpful.May the good forces be with you.
Can I sue my previous employer for slander?
So in order to sue your boss for slander defamation you need to show the existence of defamatory statements. A reasonable person would conclude the statements were about you. Since slander is not as long lasting as libel. So special damages must be proven, but since this is your business or profession you may be able to show slander per se if you meet the other requirements. Special damages are pecuniary loss like job loss or customers abandoning your business and does not include embarassment or humiliation, loss of friends, hurt feelings etc. You also have to show the statements are not true that you sufferes some negative effect from the language. You will also have to show that the person had the intent to defame you or was negligent in making defamatory statements. The statements of opinion are not defamatory and will not meet tge standards for proving slander.There are other things that may be at play rather than slander it may be a privacy issue or placing you in a false light by association with a view you dont hold. It may be that you do not have a legal claim at all.If your previous employer is acting unprofessionally, then they will probably be doing more damage to their own image rather than yours.People understand when someone is telling them about someone else that there are two sides to a story. Reasonable people anyway. So if this person continues to gossip and say things about you then it is going to make people see that this person is vindictive and unprofessional.The most successful people I know personally, are people that I have never heard say anything bad about anyone. They like themselves enough to let other people's actions speak for themselves.