What can I do if a family member has both orally and in writing on Facebook spread rumors about me?
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What can I do if a family member has both orally and in writing on Facebook spread rumors about me?
They said that that I “endangered her husband and kids by running them off the road” in my car. I was driving in the middle of the road before her husband attempted to pass me; he had to veer off the pavement to pass; I let him pass.Within minutes, his wife, who was at work at the time of the incident, posted vulgar and slanderous posts with my name on her Facebook page. Family and mutual friends responded, siding with her, with some stating ways to retaliate against me. Family, friends, and neighbors no longer talk to us. People in the community are asking if I tried to kill her family. Their kids are telling people that I tried to kill them.
Asked on March 23, 2015 under Personal Injury, Texas
Answers:
Anne Brady / Law Office of Anne Brady
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
In order to successfully sue for defamation, you need to have untrue statements being made about you to third parties, which you apparently have here, and you have to have damages from that. People not talking to you will not work as damages. You need something more concrete, such as you lost out on a job opportunity or no one will patronize your business.
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