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Open-source legal casebooklet compiling cases and explanations on trade libel, defamation, and product disparagement, adapted from the original Torts casebook, including editing notes, case discussions, and explanatory sections for academic use.
Year: 2025
Edition: TMUC Edition, Version 2.1
Author: Eric E. Johnson
Original Publication: CALI eLangdell Press, First Edition 2016
Type of Document: Casebooklet
Subject: Trade Libel, Defamation, Product Disparagement, Torts Law
License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Intended Audience: Law students, legal educators, and researchers
Revision History: Version 2.0 (2019), First Edition (2016)
Publisher: Eric E. Johnson (self-published for this edition)
Content Source: Adapted from Torts: Cases & Context, Volume Two, Pylon Edition, Version 2.10
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Chapter 22: Defamation (Libel and Slander) — Introductory Note and Elements of Liability
Jurisdiction: United States
State: Colorado
Legal field: Defamation law
Subject: Libel and slander
Document type: Legal doctrine and jury instruction commentary
Related constitutional provisions: First Amendment; Fourteenth Amendment
Key court decisions cited: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964); St. Amant v. Thompson (1968); Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts (1967); Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. (1974)
Courts referenced: Supreme Court of the United States; Colorado Supreme Court; Colorado Court of Appeals
Legal concepts addressed: actual malice; reckless disregard; public official; public figure; private plaintiff; privilege defenses; damages in defamation cases
Procedural concepts: clear and convincing evidence; independent review; de novo review
Purpose: explanation of liability standards and defenses in defamation cases under constitutional and Colorado law
Defamation (Libel and Slander) under U.S. Law: Key Cases and Principles
Year: 1964–1985
Jurisdiction: United States, primarily New York and Colorado
Subject: Defamation law, Libel, Slander, First Amendment
Document Type: Legal commentary / Case law summary
Court Cases Referenced: New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, St. Amant v. Thompson, Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts, Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., Walker v. Colorado Springs Sun, Inc., Diversified Management, Inc. v. Denver Post, Inc., Rowe v. Metz, Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.
Legal Concepts: Actual malice, reckless disregard, public official, public figure, private individual, clear and convincing evidence, constitutional privilege
Target Audience: Legal professionals, scholars, law students
Period Covered: 1964–1985
Defamation (Libel and Slander)
Year: 1964
Region / City: United States
Subject: Defamation Law
Document Type: Legal Chapter
Author: Supreme Court of the United States
Target Audience: Legal professionals, law students
Period of Action: Ongoing application
Approval Date: 1964
Date of Modifications: Various (through 1985)
Defamation (Libel and Slander)
Year: 1964
Region / City: United States
Topic: Law
Document Type: Legal Text
Organization / Institution: United States Supreme Court
Author: Not specified
Target Audience: Legal professionals, law students, and the general public interested in defamation law
Period of validity: Ongoing
Date of approval: 1964
Date of amendments: Not specified
Topics: Casebooklet TMUC Libel