QUESTION
Would it be slander or defamation if a clerk at our local grocery store stated we were making racist comments
Asked on Jul 17th, 2016 on Libel, Slander and Defamation - Florida
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My fiancee and I was shopping at our local Winn Dixie we are in almost every day we see the same people working we get up to the register and my fiancee noticed the cashier wasn't smiling like normal so she said how you doing is everything ok your not smiling today that's when another employee stated everyone has all these racist comments to say today Don't they spoke to a manager explained everything to him he stated we will check the cameras and audio.He stated a day or two later he seen and heard everything and had a talking to the cashiers would it be worth going any further
1 ANSWER
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It all depends on what was claimed to be said and the impact of it. What is more disturbing is the suggestion that there is audio recording of the transaction as this may violate Florida law and provide a damage suit for illegal audio recording.
Answered on Jul 27th, 2016 at 5:56 AM
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