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Slander Misleading Statements

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

What Is Defamation Per Se?

What Is Defamation Per Se? An integral component of any defamation claim – whether slander or libel – is pleading and proving that the false and defamatory statement has caused harm. The plaintiff’s burden of...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

Libel vs. Slander

Defamation is the act of publishing false and damaging statements about a person or business to a third party. Traditionally, defamatory statements have been separated into two categories: slander and libel....more

Allen Matkins

Complaints About Cake Did Not Involve The Public Interest

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"Qu'ils mangent de la brioche" Who knew that the decorative cake baking industry could be so contentious?  Three years ago, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colo. Civil...more

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