Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Wyoming
rumors
Can a person be sued because someone thinks they are spreading rumors about them?
Asked on 3/23/04, 6:19 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall
Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC
Re: rumors
If one person harms another by speaking words that are untrue [slander], and an economic loss results, then the person speaking may be held accountable in money damages. Truth, however, is always a defense.
Answered on 3/23/04, 7:20 pm
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