Florida Libel, Slander And Defamation Legal Questions

Sadly, you will likely have to hire an attorney at your expense to address this. Many of these publications ae essentially "shake downs" to get money to remove your picture. In your instance you may have what is a called a defamation per se type of case. The difficutly is in actually recovering $$$ from the defendant. We do offer FREE consults on cases like this. Just call 1-800-922-6442.... Read More

Sure, libel/slander suits are often a good way to get someones attention who is careless with thier accusations and comments. BUT, they are rarely done on a contingent fee basis and commonly require payment of a retainer and hourly rate/billing to pursue. We do handle such cases if you wish to have a free in office consult, simply contact our office at 1-800-922-6442.  ... Read More

Your question is a bit confusing. If you are asking can you post stuff on your social media to "tell your story" the answer is maybe. Before you do, you should actually hire a lawyer to look at what you want to post and determine if it may be a problem. Just because YOU say its "not for slandering purposes" doesnt mean that it will be perceived that way by others. You also say the case was "sealed", this is a very specific event by the Court and this may have bearing on your right to disclose things, as legally your ex may be considered the victim of domestic violence whch may limit things you should say or do.... Read More

You may have a good case from a variety of angles, but a poor one in others. Most likely the difficulty in the case is actually getting damages paid by the offender. Typically theses cases are handled on an hourly/rate retainer unless it is clear there is either ability to actually pay damages by offender or insurance that covers her conduct. Apologetic e-mail is helpful as this could amount to a party admission. If youhave interest in hiring an attorney to address the issue.... Read More

The answer is that they may well constitue child pornography. As such, you should report this event to law enforcement authorities as they are the most cost effective means of addressing this issue. From a civil perspective, this is likely to start as an hourly rate/retainer case unless or until a responsible party with either insurance or ability to pay for the damages is identified. Unfortunately, a GREAT deal of this type of case is undertaken by other minors with little or no money available to pay for damages, leaving the victims to fund the litigation from a civil perspective at the onset.... Read More

No way to tell because your question skips over he essence of defamation (untrue statements made with knowledge of the falsity)  in favor of just declaring the events defamatory. The practical issue, though, assuming that the statments were defamatory is whether or not you are willing to spend money on an attorney to address the issue, as very few competent lawyers will take defamation cases on a contingent fee (paid by prcentage of the damages recovered) because they are unlikely to actually getpaid for the work needed to sue and get a judgment and such claims are not usually covered by insurance. If not, you may want to focus on other means of addressin this type of issue as I have seen this exact circumstance become an obsessiv Hatfield and McCoy battle that bankrupts both parties. If you are commited to doing something about it, however, the first test of that commitment will be the sacrifices YOU make to gather the funds to actually hire legal counsel.... Read More