Legal Question in Constitutional Law in Michigan

can i sue for false statements?

can i sue if i was accused of a crime that never happen and the person kept chaning thier story? i was arressted for a csc3 of my 12yr old nephew. but the courts 8 months later found me not guilty. my brother and his wife came down and told eveyone that i touched my nephew and for them to watch thier kids cause ive touched them too. my family never belived it tho. they came down and told my family after the sargent told them not to say anything intil he talked to me. thier story kept changing over the 8 months time. i want them to pay for my atty fees and the damaged they tried to pull. i have more details if you need them its not the first time they did this in the family .


Asked on 8/11/03, 11:00 pm

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Re: can i sue for false statements?

You can sue for intentional infliction of emotional distress, if you can prove that the other persons' extreme and outrageous conduct was intentional or reckless. Then you have to be able to prove that that conduct caused severe emotional distress. Sure, you have a claim from the sound of it. The question is, is anything you win collectible? If there's not a chance of getting satisfaction of a judgment, very few lawyers wll take the case. You can, of course, do it without a lawyer, epsecially if your total damages are less than $3,000. You can take it to small claims court!

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Answered on 8/13/03, 1:46 pm


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