do i still risk a suit?
You risk a suit doing just about anything in todays world. Whether they would initiate a suit is more the question. As stated previously, defending a suit can be just as devastating to a person without the financial means as losing one.

The fact is; it isn't if what you are doing is actually wrong or not. It is if the other party is willing to take an action that would force you to spend a considerable amount of money to respond to it.

That would be called a SLAPP suit in many states.

A strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) is a lawsuit that is intended to censor, intimidate and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defense until they abandon their criticism or opposition
In such a suit, there never really is any intent to win. Forcing the person to spend money to defend themselves is often enough to obtain the desired result.