the city did NOT take the appropriate steps to determine whether the statement about the ipads being theft before CPD threatening criminal prosecution. In fact, neither the city auditor, Fletcher inquired to the 4 men whether they had permission from Berkes staff. It turns out Berkes top executive staff approved the Ipads to the men, and failed to obtain council approval. 1. What is defamation? Answer: Defamation is the making of false statements, oral or written, about another person. There are two types of defamation, libel and slander. 2. What is libel? Answer: Libel is a form of defamation that results when a false and defamatory statement is written about a person (as opposed to spoken about a person). Libel results in injury to the person’s character or reputation. Libel does not occur just because the statement is annoying, offensive, or embarrassing to a person; the statement must reasonably hold the person up to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule. In order to prove libel, the plaintiff must prove that the statement was communicated to another person other than the plaintiff (called publication) knowing that the statement was false or without taking appropriate steps to determine whether the statement was true.
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