MC 3080 Chapter : MODULE 6 DISCUSSION
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Defamation of character: law of tort: civil wrong other than breach of contract for which the remedy is usually a judicial reward of damages, virtually anything that you can be sued for; list is very long. Damages: actual (compensatory, general): those awarded for actual injury, physically injury, emotional harm, punitive: designed to punish the defendant for irresponsible conduct, in louisiana: for most torts, the plaintiff cannot get punitive damages. Plaintiff must prove: defamatory thing is about (article?: 1. Publication: communication to a third party: 4. Amount of fault amounting to at least negligence (some public officials by name have to show more than negligence: 5. In a libel/defamatory case, the plaintiff has a burden of proof; proving 6 things ^: primary defenses: state common law/statutory, 1. In louisiana: privilege extends to info obtained from official sources (police chief, chancellor, etc. : 3. If you accuse a doctor of being a murderer from abortion : ex.
