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falsified letters, internet posts

I posted a question on a legal website regarding information my ex-mother in law told me about her ex-husband. In turn, my ex-husband did an internet search for my screen name and found the post. I did not mention any names in the post, but he had the police serve her with a letter from him stating he would sue her for slander for telling me these things about his father. They are true things and are medically documents. He has sent her harassing letters in the past - should she get an order of protection before he gives her a heart attack? ALso can someone get in trouble if they put the name and address of a company on a web site group w/o slanderizing them in any way (a ''revenge'' site). Can they get in trouble for putting the name address, phone # and ss# of someone on a site? Is it a federal offense? Is it illegal to send somone a letter in the mail claiming it is from another well known organization as a joke? Is it illegal to post ''privat'' pictures of somone on the internet w/o their permission when you are doing it to be vendictive, especially when there is an order of protection in place? thanks!


Asked on 3/22/05, 9:41 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Andrew Nitzberg Andrew Nitzberg & Associates

Re: falsified letters, internet posts

Non-violent revenge which does not include property damage will not incur the notice of the district attorney.

However, there is a cause of action called 'making private information public'. But this is a rare type of action. In practice, the information would have to be incendiary or outrageous. Medical information or social security numbers may be held sufficiently private.

Otherwise, if the information is true and accurate, there is nothing for the law to address.

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Answered on 3/22/05, 10:44 am


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