A person may be a victim of defamation when another person has said something false about her. Defamation is a generic term for libel (a defamatory statement that is written) and slander (a defamatory statement which is spoken). The statement cannot be a joke or an expression of opinion; it…
Just about everyone has been called a name or had someone say something about them that wasn’t true, but when does that false statement become actionable defamation? Under the law in New Jersey, defamation requires at least three people. It occurs when someone (“A”) makes a specific factual assertion about…
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