Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Maryland

I was falsly arrsted and charged with fraud and idenity theft becaue of the word of a local cable copany I have lost my job and being pulled out of a cyber security intermship. Once I beat the criminal case can I sue the cable copany?


Asked on 2/24/13, 5:46 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Robert Sher Wagshal and Sher

Yes, you could bring a civil action for false arrest, but you would have to show that they did not have a reasonable basis for their accusations. In other words, if you go to trial and are acquitted, that doesn't automatically mean it was a false arrest.

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Answered on 2/25/13, 7:39 am


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