Slander and Libel....update and ending on post 77.

[geebs]

I think I would call the client and blame it on the new meds they put her on for bi-polar disorder... and mention how she hasn't been the same since menopause and the ever irritating bladder control problem. And tell them not to let her near animals and children as she had trouble with them before.. ha....ha What goes around comes around baby!!! I might post her name to every possible list that sends junkmail... ha ha ha... Fill out everything you can get your hands on... She will be spam or rama-ed...I would order her every free trial of everything I could find... he he he. I might even post an ad on CL with her email address so ppl could call her for a free.... Motorcycle... or car or Motorhome etc.. you get the idea

 

[mikenandrea]

ummm.. WOW!! Will you be pressing charges against her?

 

[MagsC]

Ack.

I would be SO angry. But from what you said, she does sound very bitter and what she is doing, well, that kind of thing does catch up with a person.
Sorry you are going through it though.

 

[thaiturkey]

Be careful, CF.

It seems that you don't yet have proof that your DMIL said any of those things. It's not unknown for troublemakers to invent or embellish a story to cause trouble between two people. Try to get some proof before you say more in public - anyone in the world can read this thread and the laws of libel and slander apply to you too. If you want her to stop, confront her directly. If you want to humiliate her in revenge for what she may have done, get the proof first.

 

[alpinefarm]

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I thought I would wet my pants over that visual. Sadly though it wont have quite the effect that we would like as she is only 52. She is actually Dh's step-mother and she is only 9 years older than he is.
Yea...its weird.

The only real hope of getting her to stop slandering you is to face her head on. At the very least, write her a letter about what you have heard...open disclosure...
People who enjoy hurting others behind their backs have a cowardly way of approaching relationships and a deep need both for shocking others with big stories and for the attention that this brings them, but they generally don't want their victim to be assertive in getting to the bottom of the matter. They count on people being too nervous to take them on. Be prepared that she will likely deny it, but it will give you the opportunity to let her know you are very involved and will be watching what she is doing.

 

[Chic-n-farmer]

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note to self: do not get on geebs' bad side.

 

[Camelot Farms]

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Geebs...I LOVE the way you think!!!

The CL thing...

Maybe I should go to all of the RX sites that send info on their meds, particularly those dealing with mental health issues.

I have so much to do!!!!

 

[Camelot Farms]

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Thankfully, I do have the proof. The client who she said these things to has put them in writing and I have them in front of me. If I decide to go forth with a slander/libel suit, she has agreed to testify.

All of the things that this past client told me...there is no way that she could have made them up. She didnt know I had a horse barn. Heck she didnt even know which state I had relocated to. So she couldnt be just causing trouble. =/ I almost wish she could be...

 

[thaiturkey]

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Thankfully, I do have the proof. The client who she said these things to has put them in writing and I have them in front of me. If I decide to go forth with a slander/libel suit, she has agreed to testify.

All of the things that this past client told me...there is no way that she could have made them up. She didnt know I had a horse barn. Heck she didnt even know which state I had relocated to. So she couldnt be just causing trouble. =/ I almost wish she could be...

That's good. Go for it. I wish you luck. There are too many looneys in this world trying to mess up the lives of others.

 

[b.hromada]

Oh my gosh!!!

That woman has some darn nerve!!!! This is for you.