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Can my former employer (atty) claim slander against me for info I had to provide to Dept of Labor investigator for unemployment?

Truth is always a defense to a claim of slander, but is often harder to prove than is first thought. Many states, like Texas, recognize a "privilege" in litigation that precludes filing a slander claim based on statements made in pleadings filed in court, whcih relate to the legal matter. Because your statements were made in the course of an official proceeding, this litigation privilege may well protect you with respect to the statements you made to the Labor Dept. This privilege only...

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