Monday, February 2, 2015

There was a book published that indicated my now deceased brother in it implicating him as a rapist and a murderer. Can he legally do this?

Question

There was a book published that indicated my now deceased brother in it implicating him as a rapist and a murderer. Can he legally do this?



Answer

If the publisher has a reasonable belief that your brother did these things...yes. If not, your brother's estate has a defamation claim.



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