General Principles of Defamation 2 Self-Quiz
Diana, a world renowned philanthropist,
dies in a tragic car accident. A few weeks after her death, an internet
news site publishes a report that Diana had all of her children out of
wedlock. If Diana’s estate sues the internet site for defaming Diana,
they will win:
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Diana, a world renowned
philanthropist, dies in a tragic car accident. A few weeks after her death,
an internet news site publishes a report that Diana had all of her children
out of wedlock. If Diana’s children sue the internet site for defaming
them, they will win:
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A reporter for Entertainment
Magazine writes an editorial saying that movie actors traditionally have
wild parties after each day’s shoot where drugs and alcohol are
abundant and where several female groupies have allegedly been attacked.
Tom is a famous actor who is enraged by the accusations in the article.
If Tom sues the magazine for defamation, he will most likely succeed:
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A reporter for Entertainment
Magazine writes an editorial saying that the cast of “Vanilla Sky”,
a popular 2002 movie, used to have wild parties after each day’s
shoot where drugs and alcohol are abundant and where several female groupies
have allegedly been attacked. Tom is a famous actor who played the lead
role in the movie. Tom is enraged by the accusations in the article. If
Tom sues the magazine for defamation, he will most likely succeed:
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Tom and Penelope live in
an exclusive gated community in Beverly Hills. The community has a population
of one hundred families. Tom and Penelope are two of the more popular
members of the community and, in fact, Tom has been elected president
of the community’s board of directors. Nicole is jealous of Tom’s
popularity and starts a rumor that Tom has been having secret affairs
with several of the married women who live in the community. If Tom sues
Nicole for defamation, he will:
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Tom and Penelope live in
an exclusive gated community in Beverly Hills. The community has a population
of one hundred families. Tom and Penelope are two of the more popular
members of the community and, in fact, Tom has been elected president
of the community’s board of directors. Nicole is jealous of Tom’s
popularity and starts a rumor that Tom has embezzled $250,000 from the
community’s maintenance fund. It turns out that Tom has embezzled
money from the community’s maintenance fund but he has only stolen
$150,000. If Tom sues Nicole for defamation, he will:
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Rudy is the popular Mayor
of New York City. Donna, a freelance author, writes an unauthorized book
about Rudy. In the book, Donna claims Rudy has embezzled hundreds of thousands
of Dollars of public funds and placed the money in private overseas accounts.
If Rudy sues Donna for defamation, he will probably:
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Al and George are running
for president. In their third debate, they are arguing about their different
ideas on education when George says to Al “Don’t stand there
and tell me about your ideas. You haven’t had a good idea in years
and your last brainstorm almost bankrupted this country.” Al is
infuriated by George’s comments, especially because they were made
on national television. If Al sues George for defamation, he will probably:
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Tom and Nicole want to go
out one night and they hire Penelope to baby-sit for the evening. When
they return from their evening out, Tom hands Penelope a $50 bill and
offers to drive her home. Penelope had expected to get paid more money
for her services and is so angry that she runs out of the house crying.
The next day, Penelope, still angry, spreads a rumor that Tom had raped
her while Nicole was not home. Furious, Tom sues Penelope for defamation.
If Penelope’s statement does not result in Tom suffering any special
damages, he will not be able to recover from Penelope:
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Tom, an actor and Nicole
live in an exclusive gated community in Beverly Hills. The community has
a population of one hundred families. Tom and Nicole are two of the more
popular members of the community and, in fact, Tom has been elected president
of the community’s board of directors. Penelope is jealous of Tom’s
popularity and starts a rumor that Tom has embezzled thousands of dollars
from the community’s maintenance fund. If Tom sues Penelope for
defamation, he will:
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Tom, an actor and Nicole
live in an exclusive gated community in Beverly Hills. The community has
a population of one hundred families. Tom and Nicole are two of the more
popular members of the community and, in fact, Tom has been elected president
of the community’s board of directors. Penelope is jealous of Tom’s
popularity and submits an article in the community newsletter claiming
that Tom has embezzled thousands of dollars from the community’s
maintenance fund. If Tom sues Penelope for defamation, he will:
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