If you are talking about a civil demand letter from a store which accused you of stealing, the anser is yes, they can sue you. However, it is unlikely that they will. I recommend to my clients that they don't pay the civil demand letter. If you have stolen from a store, the store can legally charge you five times the amount of stolen goods. however, in my experience, they don't sue because the amount is too small to hire an attorney.
Answered on Jul 24th, 2013 at 3:49 PM