Legal Question in Technology Law in New York

harassment/libel/slander online

A lady is posting on a website that i have harassed her online when it is a complete lie. She states that i have posted pictures of her nude online when i have not. she also clames that i have called her many times on the phone harassing her to the point where she susposidly blocked my number from calling her which is a lie. she also is stating on this website that i have emailed her to the point that she blocked my email and that i have used a diffrent email address to email her with.

with all of this in mind are all lies with much evidence that it has not happened.

can i sue her for posting this fake information online?(libel/slander?) can i sue the isp for permitting this?

she threatened to sue me for doing these things i have not done.

can i sue her for not sueing me for down time which could of been used better for my buisness lost revenew from consulting numberious lawyers?

i am willing to pay greatly for information on what would be needed to press charges


Asked on 5/25/03, 9:12 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Kenneth J. Ashman Ashman Law Offices, LLC

Re: harassment/libel/slander online

If she is knowingly publishing lies about you, you have a claim for defamation. The bigger issue is what damages you suffered as a result of these lies. If not much, then you will probably pay a lawyer more for his or her time than you would be able to recover from her. Note, however, that if what you say is true, it is possible to get an injunction against her to prevent her from doing what she is now doing.

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Answered on 5/25/03, 10:32 pm


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