The practical guide to libel law /

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Author / Creator:Rosini, Neil J.
Imprint:New York : Praeger, 1991.
Description:xxiii, 229 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1286842
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ISBN:0275937828 (alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • What to Look For Defamation Broadly Defined Eight Especially Sensitive Categories Statements Not Defamatory on Their Face Implication Defaming Unintended Persons Defaming Without Naming at All Group Defamation Defaming Corporations and Disparaging Products
  • How Much Proof Standards of Factual Support Identifying Public Officials Identifying Public Figures Applying the Actual Malice Standard Identifying Private Persons Applying the Private Person Standard A Caveat About Confidential Sources What to Write
  • The Necessity of Rigorous Limitation Avoiding Names and Disguising Identities When Sources Must Be Named Opinion as a Safe Haven Writing with Flair Encouraged
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix: 17 Do's and Don'ts Quick Questions and Short Answers
  • Table of Cases
  • Other Sources
  • Index