B166ER
May 19, 2012, 07:19 PM
I'm sorry but I was coming in here with a very similar question; "Can I sue for defamation in small claims court?"
The question still stands. I've read a bit around the net and it looks like Slander and Libel don't get heard (or tried, or whatever the term) in small claims. Libel has to be in print I think, but what's the difference, as far as the law is concerned, between Slander and Defamation of Character?
What about organized harassment? Things as childish as name-calling (the actual names that are used would fall under defamation, and it's 24 hours a day- 7 days a week by as many as 100 maybe 200 individuals. It worsens during weekends and extended holidays and involves mostly high school aged children but there are adults involved with gray hair even). Can punitive (is this the right term?) damages be a valid small-claims issue? Against multiple individuals? (in separate cases and asking for the maximum allowed in small-claims?)
It seems that this sort of thing is hardly ever taken seriously unless blood is spilled and it's a violation of one of the primary stipulations of the United States Constitution as it infringes on a person's legal right to the pursuit of happiness.
The question still stands. I've read a bit around the net and it looks like Slander and Libel don't get heard (or tried, or whatever the term) in small claims. Libel has to be in print I think, but what's the difference, as far as the law is concerned, between Slander and Defamation of Character?
What about organized harassment? Things as childish as name-calling (the actual names that are used would fall under defamation, and it's 24 hours a day- 7 days a week by as many as 100 maybe 200 individuals. It worsens during weekends and extended holidays and involves mostly high school aged children but there are adults involved with gray hair even). Can punitive (is this the right term?) damages be a valid small-claims issue? Against multiple individuals? (in separate cases and asking for the maximum allowed in small-claims?)
It seems that this sort of thing is hardly ever taken seriously unless blood is spilled and it's a violation of one of the primary stipulations of the United States Constitution as it infringes on a person's legal right to the pursuit of happiness.