Thank you. It is legal for me to contact the person who physically assaulted me, causing a hinder on my daily activities and duties, on my left (prominent) making it very difficult to do and deal with the pain? I care for 2 small children and having to either try the reconstructive open shoulder surgery (very risky for me) or continue with injections for the pain .
Is it legal for me to contact her to let her know that i am pursuing a lawsuit for slander and permanent bodily damage and ask if she would like to settle this out of court? I want to make sure that she doesn’t flip out and use blackmail because she is volatile person before I proceed.
Unless there is a court order that prohibits you from contacting another person, you can reach out to that person.
You can let that person know you are taking steps to file a lawsuit but oftentimes the better course of action is to send a demand letter/offer of settlement and attempt to negotiate and settle the issues. If that doesn’t work, then you would proceed with the lawsuit.
Anna Ayscue
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