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    My question involves defamation in the state of: NY

    A woman who used to be a good friend (we had been drifting apart over the last few years) has gone on a slanderous rampage against me. It started when I found out she was telling mutual friends that I had a mental illness and I called her on it.Communication between us ceased at that point.
    She has been spreading horrible lies about me and threatening mutual friends if they talk to me or come to see me where I work part time (a local pub that we all hang out in). This has been going on for over a year. Many times we will be at the same function together and after a few drinks she will come near me and mock my laugh. I feel like I'm in the playground at grammer school. I have tried to rise above this type of behavior but it only seems to feed her frenzied attempt at excommunicating me.
    Yesterday a few friends said that she's really getting out of hand and is telling anyone who will listen that I cheat on my husband, that I dislike all of them and that I'm a backstabber who shouldn't be trusted. They told me that I should "watch my back" with her.They seem to feel that it's time for me to look into legal action. I must say I agree.
    To make matters worse, she had her husband spreading false statements about me also, but when I asked him why he was doing it he apologized and said it's all very stupid and that he was sorry. Unfortunately, he recently has gone back to being as much of a social terrorist as his wife.
    Do I have legal recourse here? I just want her to stop the bad-mouthing. I don't want money or for her to be humiliated, I just want her stop. I'm tired of losing sleep wondering what she'll dream up next. Oh, and we also work for the same employer (the local county), I have no idea what she's telling her co-workers, but I know from experience that she has me in her verbal crosshairs. I've seen her do this kind of thing to other people in the past. It's part of the reason we weren't getting along for quite some time.
    For what it's worth we're not youngsters. I'm in my 40's and she's in her 50's, both educated and living very comfortably. Our husbands grew up together, we were in each others weddings and have many ties to a very tight-knit community. I have been working my part time job for 25 years and have no intention on quitting.

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