Discuss the four elements that must be proven in order to win a defamation case.?

What will be an ideal response?


Defamatory statement. This is a factual statement that is likely to harm another person's reputation.  Because opinions are not factual, they do not generally count as defamatory statements. Falsity. The statement must be false. Making a true statement, no matter how mean, is not defamation. Communicated. The statement must be communicated to at least one person other than the plaintiff.Injury. The plaintiff must show some injury. 

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A. Decrease in productivity, decrease in profits. B. Decrease in productivity, increase in profits. C. Increase in productivity, decrease in profits. D. Increase in productivity, increase in profits.

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For many American consumers, the purchase of a personal computer has shifted from an extended problem-solving decision to a limited problem-solving decision. How does this change the way retail stores should display and sell computers?

What will be an ideal response?

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Which best characterizes the short-run cost structure of the railroads?

a. low variable costs, high direct separable costs b. low fixed costs, low variable costs c. low joint costs, high separable costs d. large proportion of indirect fixed costs

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A police officer giving a speeding ticket to a driver is most likely using his or her

A. expert power. B. referent power. C. reward power. D. coercive power.

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