A judge ruled that two defamation lawsuits filed against Casey Anthony will go forward.
Anthony's attorneys were in a Tampa courtroom Tuesday afternoon to file a motion to dismiss the lawsuits.
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge K. Rodney May said these cases are separate from her bankruptcy and Casey will be deposed.
Anthony filed for bankruptcy in Tampa at the beginning of this year.
Zenaida Gonzalez and Roy Kronk said their defamation lawsuits shouldn't be discharged along with Anthony's other debts.
They said she purposefully lied about them and damaged their reputations during the investigation into her daughter Caylee's murder.
Now Anthony will have to answer questions about her alleged lies under oath during a deposition in the coming weeks.
"I’m going to ask her. Her answer will be on record. Ultimately, a judge will be able to decide if she’s telling the truth," said Scott Shuker, Zanaida Gonzalez’ attorney.
And if the judge sides with Kronk or Gonzalez, Anthony could be in even worse financial shape than she is now.
“You’ve got judgements anywhere from $10,000 to $10 million,” said Howard Marks, Kronk’s Attorney. "The damages have a wide range, it just depends on how upset the jury is on what was said, and to who it was said."
A date for the deposition has not been scheduled yet. Both sides say they’re keeping it a secret to avoid publicity.
The deposition won’t be made public unless it’s ordered by the court. Lawyers also aren’t allowed to ask questions about the day Caylee died or any other information that doesn’t pertain to the defamation cases.