Legal Question in Personal Injury in District of Columbia
Forwarding of private e-mails
A private party ''A'' is posting slanderous comments on Public list--The Subject of these Posting ''B'' send a private e-mail asking ''A'' to Stop---''A'' post's this private e-mail to the public list with more slanderous comments-
The end result of these comments cause the lost of business to ''B'' (they are in a related business) ''A'' actions are done with the clear intent to cause harm, with no proof nor documentation to support ''A'' COmments.
WHat Action can ''B'' take to end this.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Forwarding of private e-mails
Your legal options depend on which state you live in.
In some jurisdictions to state a claim for business disparagement, you must show that: (1) the defendant published a disparaging statement concerning the business of the plaintiff; (2) the statement was false; (3) the defendant intended that the publication cause pecuniary loss or reasonably should have recognized that publication would result in pecuniary loss; (4) the publication caused actual pecuniary loss.
Re: Forwarding of private e-mails
Slander is something a person can sue over. However, it is usually a difficult lawsuit and I would suggest you sitting down with an attorney to discuss it in detail.
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