Originally Posted by teamgrt15
talked to jason he would like you to pm me a name and phone number and what you supposedly bought so he can get to the bottom of it and find out whats going on instead of slandering his name and his companies name send me your info and he will respond immediately
Your wrong. Its not slander. If it were anything it would fit the definition of Libel- but its unlikely it is going to be deemed that either.
I doubt that there is any intent; so climb carefully off your high-horse and deal with the buyer appropriately.
Libel and Slander
"Libel" involves the publishing of a falsehood that harms someone. Slander is the same doctrine applied to the spoken word. Collectively, they are referred to as "defamation".
Both are a matter of state laws, which usually (not always) require that the falsehood be intentional.
In New York Times v. Sullivan, the Supreme Court held that the First Amendment requires that, before a public official can recover damages for a defamatory statement, he must prove it was made with "actual malice", even if state laws otherwise allow recovery for negligent defamation. The Court has since expanded this to cover not only public officials but "public figures", including individuals who involve themselves in controversies.
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