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What will she sue for?
Defamation of character? Yeah, how often are THOSE suits won...lol That damn pesky first ammendment gets in the way, doesn't it?.... Doh!
What are her damages? She was offered a new position by the 0bama folks who forced her resignation...
What a waste of the court's time and resources....
not really. she's not a public figure... or wasn't until that piece of trash lied about her.
i can tell you i'd take the case in a new york minute.
nothing frivolous about it.
Oh, I'm sure any lawyer would take it for name recognition and some 15+ minutes of fame...
What are her damages that can be demonstrated?
Defamation per se
All states except Arizona, Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee recognize that some categories of false statements are so innately harmful that they are considered to be defamatory per se. In the common law tradition, damages for such false statements are presumed and do not have to be proven. "Statements are defamatory per se where they falsely impute to the plaintiff one or more of the following things":[5]
* Allegations or imputations "injurious to another in their trade, business, or profession"
* Allegations or imputations "of loathsome disease" (historically leprosy and sexually transmitted disease, now also including mental illness)
* Allegations or imputations of "unchastity" (usually only in unmarried people and sometimes only in women)
* Allegations or imputations of criminal activity (sometimes only crimes of moral turpitude) [6][7]
United States defamation law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SNAP!