Libel or slander?

[reddytorok]

What is the name of your state? Oregon
I received an envelope addressed to John(bad debt) Smith,exactly the way it reads.All it was was a generic advertisement for a hearing aid.Is there anything illegal about saying bad debt on the envelope or is it just plain tacky?

 

[Just Blue]

More along the lines of stupid....

 

[quincy]

If the letter was from a debt collector, then it could be in violation of the Fair Debt Collection Act. From a place advertising hearing aids, however, it is, as baystategirl said, just stupid (and puzzling).

 

[HomeGuru]

What is the name of your state? Oregon
I received an envelope addressed to John(bad debt) Smith,exactly the way it reads.All it was was a generic advertisement for a hearing aid.Is there anything illegal about saying bad debt on the envelope or is it just plain tacky?

**A: would be would be worse if the envelope had aids test results.