If aco-worker at my job spread false accusations and rumors about me to other co-workers and now I can never be promoted because ofthis, can I sue her for slander?

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If aco-worker at my job spread false accusations and rumors about me to other co-workers and now I can never be promoted because ofthis, can I sue her for slander?

2 people got arrested in my job for stealing $58,000 worth of merchandise. I was close with one of the people who got arrested but we never dated. A few months before his arrest he was upset with me because I began to take interest in other people. He then pursued my co-worker who happens to be a manager at my job. When they got arrested she went around accusing me of being in the theft ring with them. Then she went around saying I tipped management off but I had no knowledge of what he was doing the whole time I was talking to him. She is now currently dating him and still bad mouthing me.

Asked on January 26, 2012 under Personal Injury, New York

Answers:

SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

You should meet with a personal injury attorney; it's possible you have a legal claim for defamation. Defamation is the public making (which includes orally to coworkers) of untrue factual statements which damage your reputation. Claiming that you were involved in theft, for example, when you were not, could certainly qualify as a defamatory statement. They key issue may be how much you could recover as compensation, and whether it is therefore worthwhile taking action; this is something to discuss with the attorney, in light of all the facts  and details.


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