Do I have a valid lawsuit for false imprisonment if I was arrested for shoplifting but I didn't shoplift anything and the police didn't find any stolen merchandise on me when they arrested me?
If you're asking whether someone can be criminally prosecuted for the crime of unlawful imprisonment (a 15-yr felony): No. First, the statute is more of a Kidnapping Lite crime, and requires proof that a weapon was used to restrain the person, or that the person was confined in a "secret" place, etc. Second, your detainment was done under a claim of right: store personnel had factual reasons from their observations that you had participated in a theft. They were not doing this maliciously.
If you are asking about filing a lawsuit to collect money damages, then that's not a "criminal law" issue ... but it's the section of LawGuru.com where you posted this. You should repost this question in a more appropriate section, like "Tort Law". (A tort is a private wrong, and can be a basis for a civil lawsuit.)