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  • 1actionable — ac·tion·able / ak shə nə bəl/ adj: subject to or providing grounds for an action or suit at law slander is actionable Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. actionable …

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  • 2actionable per se — Words actionable as defamatory, without allegation and proof of special damage, because their character as injurious to reputation is a matter of common knowledge. 33 Am J1st L & S § 5. According to some authorities, written or printed words may… …

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  • 3Libel — • A malicious publication by writing, printing, picture, effigy, sign, or otherwise than by mere speech, which exposes any living person, or the memory of any person deceased, to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or obloquy, or which causes or tends to …

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  • 4Defamation — This article is about the malicious statement. For the 2009 film, see Defamation (film). Libel and Slander redirect here. For other uses, see Libel (disambiguation) and Slander (disambiguation). Vilification and Calumny redirect here. For the… …

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  • 5Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co. — Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co. Supreme Court of the United States Argued April 24, 1990 Decided June …

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  • 6tort — /tawrt/, n. Law. a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another s person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation. [1350 1400; ME: injury,… …

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  • 7Substantial similarity — Intellectual property law Primary rights Copyright · authors rights  …

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  • 8Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White ArgueDate=April 17 ArgueYear=2006 DecideDate=June 22 DecideYear=2006 FullName=Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company, Petitioner v. Sheila White USVol=548… …

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  • 9property law — Introduction       principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… …

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  • 10Martin v. Herzog — Martin v. Herzog, Ct. of App. of N.Y., 228 N Y. 164, 126 N.E. 814 (1920), was a New York Court of Appeals case. Contents 1 Facts 2 Issue …

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