Legal Question in Technology Law in Minnesota

Re: Email Harassment?

They can sue. WIll they win? Depends on whether your message is true or not.What is a neopian?

Re: Email Harassment?

The possible legal claims that theoretically could be used against you are below. However, always be careful when writing disparaging remarks to a public forum. However, also remember, that if your remarks are "truthful", then that is a valid legal defense, and such cause of action below are often times difficult to prove by the person/entity suing you. If you would like prompt, affordable legal assistance in this matter, contact us today for a free phone consultation.

Any intentional false communication, either written or spoken, that harms a person's reputation; decreases the respect, regard, or confidence in which a person is held; or induces disparaging, hostile, or disagreeable opinions or feelings against a person.

At common law, written defamation was libel and spoken defamation was slander. Today, however, there are no such clear definitions. Permanent forms of defamation, such as the written or pictorial, are usually called libel, while the spoken or gestured forms are called slander.