Hostile/rude encounters on social media

[BigJaj]

Jurisdiction

Virginia

A lady on Facebook stated her entire party is not what the political cartoon in question was portraying. I responded to her that there are factions in every party including hers that can beg to differ. She responded insisting all factions in her party agree with her and then went on to insult me with "if you focused less on trolling others online and get that hairstyle fixed, you might find yourself in fewer friend zone situations." After curiously checking out her profile and noticing what looks like publicly displayed pics of her with a child but no male or father figure in any, I was induced to respond with "says a single mom with a biracial child?" Hours later, I notice she privatized them away and responded with "My Facebook account is set to private, meaning nothing is publicly accessible accept for my profile photo and banner that does not show my child. Your mention of my child and relationship status suggests you may be acting on behalf of my abusive ex, who has narcissistic tendencies and a criminal background. I strongly advise you to stop referencing my child to use against me in arguments, or I will have to notify my attorney." I don't even have a clue at all what her "abusive ex" looks like. I'm in Virginia and her profile says she lives in Florida. But can one easily file and favorably win a lawsuit when he/she gets questioned or insulted based on what he/she publicly displays in the first place on his/her social media account(s)?

 

[Tax Counsel]

She may file the lawsuit, but she won't get the help of any good attorney. The claim might not survive even a motion to dismiss for failure to state a valid cause of action. The insult exchange you engaged in, assuming you've left nothing important out of your summary, is protected free speech. Moreover, in order to win money in a lawsuit she'll need to show both that she has a cause of action that law recognizes and prove the damages she suffered because of it. I suggest you simply stop chatting with her altogether. It doesn't appear to me that the insult exchange was benefiting you in any way and was, from my point of view, a waste of time for both of you.

 

[Zigner]

Also, "notifying" her attorney is a far cry from filing any sort of lawsuit.

 

[adjusterjack]

But can one easily file and favorably win a lawsuit when he/she gets questioned or insulted based on what he/she publicly displays in the first place on his/her social media account(s)?

Maybe not. But she can certainly cost you thousands of dollars in lawyer fees defending yourself against a lawsuit.

BTW, her reaction to you is nobody's fault but your own.

Your remark about single mom and biracial child displayed ignorance and racism.

 

[zddoodah]

can one easily file and favorably win a lawsuit when he/she gets questioned or insulted based on what he/she publicly displays in the first place on his/her social media account(s)?

This question makes no sense (or at least everything after the word "lawsuit" doesn't make sense). Filing a lawsuit is easy. Winning is not. Don't be a tool online.