Legal Question in Personal Injury in Tennessee

Is this defamation of character and or slander

I am a paramedic in a county in which that does not supply a paramedic service at all times. i do not work for that county , but I have responded to several incidents to where no medic was on the scene leaving me in an abondonment situation. Now the EMS service workers and the director of the service , even to the county executive has said remarks about me . i have recently had a problem arise with me being on the scene of a young childs untimely passing and the service employees and director are starting rumors in which is to say the least tarnishing my image as a medic . It is beginning to effect the way people see me as a paramedic and people losses trust in me . do i have a case for slander ?


Asked on 1/27/98, 1:43 am

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Jes Beard Jes Beard, Attorney at Law

Is this defamation of character and or slander

Keep in mind that in Tennessee the statute of limitations is only 6 months on slander in Tennessee, but whether you have or have not been slandered will depend on the precise facts of the case.Please feel free to call me to speak with me by phone.I'm generally in my office fairly late into the afternoon or the early evening, and my home number is the second number listed below.

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Answered on 1/29/98, 12:00 am


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