Florida Libel, Slander And Defamation Legal Questions

No. No more than it is ok to do surgery on yourself even though you can hold a scalpel and cut yourself open. If you were hiring a lawyer and you asked the fictional lawyer you all the legal questions you would ask a lawyer before writing a check to hire him or her, and would hire the fictional you based upon those answers then, by all means carry on. If the answer is "hell no! that lawyer is clueless!"...then equally you have your answer. Oh, and no competent lawyer will help you try a case on the cheap with tid bit consultations any more than you would feel better about cutting yourself open to take out yourown appendix because a doctor will watch you do it on Skype fromsome third world country. If you have any further questions, we do offer FREE consultations. Just call our office at 1-800-922-6442.... Read More

Handlin defamation cases routinely, its very difficult to sue an ISP or social media site for a variety of reasons. Most of the time the focus is on the wrongdoer who published the lies not the forum where it occurred. These cases are typically not qualified for contingent fee handling so you will need to be prepared to fund the litigation refereced out of pocket. ... Read More

We handle defamation cases on a rountine basis. Unfortunately, the vast majority of such cases donot qualify for representation on a contingent fee. If you are willing to invest in the legal fees need to pursue such a case, you simply need to retain an attorney to review your facts and proceed from there. ... Read More

This is a classic defamation issue where there are allegations on one side and the other side denies such. If the other side has a lawyer sending a cease and desist letter for defamation, presumably there are additional disclosures or threats of such that they feel warranted retaining counsel and taking such action. Simply denying the allegations does little to resolve the dispute so it would be prudent for you to retain counsel as well at this point since the issue has clearly escalated.... Read More

Fear of prison is not "coersion". While you view these things as "foolish" or "excessive" or sex offense laws as "ridiculous" as the perpetrator of such crimes, your comments will all be viewed as conveninent excuses and garner less than little sympathy. Bottom line is sexual battery IS rape by definition, misdemeanor or not and that likely eliminates any allegation of defamation, above and beyond any sovereign immunity issues. The carrying a gun issue simply has to be addressed with Virgina law enforcement if its not accurate.... Read More

To be clear, whether you have a case and what its legal value is, is something needs to be determined by a lawyer. You will simply need to speak to a lawyer and have THEM determine what they think of your case. Simply declaring it to be a big big case worth lots and lots of money, does little to impress a lawyer knoweldgeable about defamation cases. To the contrary, the vast majority of such cases are not handled on a contingent fee, but rather an hourly rate and retainer, where the client pays for the lawyer out of pocket.... Read More

Questions that you pose are waaaaaayyyy too general to even begin to respond to. Most lawyers wont take defamation cases on a contingent fee as there is usually little collectiable money and many of them are more about an angenda than money recovery. Since most clients are angry enough to pursue the issue with a free lawyer but not angry enough to pursue with a FEE lawyer, these cases typically go nowhere other than angry blogs or pro-se filings.... Read More

First, if you are naked at your husbands ex-wife's house, or hanging out with them, for any reason, poor poor decision. Second, probably several forms of legal action that could be taken, BUT all expensive and none likely taken by and coherent lawyer on a "contingent" fee for a variety of reasons. Bigger issue is that you will now have to do with the humiliation of that poor decision and the controversy it has caused.... Read More