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A national magazine published an article about a famous television star. The television personality is upset because the information contained in the story is not correct. If the actress sues the magazine,
 A)she will need to show that the magazine has a history of being reckless with facts on a regular basis.
 B)she will need to show that the magazine either knew the story was false or acted with reckless disregard of the facts.
 C)she will need to show that the magazine failed to attempt to verify the story by trying to contact her or her agent before the story was printed.
 D)she will need to show that the magazine could have discovered that the story was false but failed to do so.

Question 2

Jim told his manager, Lana, that a co-worker, Diane, had been in prison for theft. Lana checked into the matter and when she learned that Diane had served time in prison for theft, she fired her.
 A)Jim is liable to Diane for defamation.
 B)Jim is liable to Diane for defamation unless he can show a legitimate reason for having to tell Lana about Diane's prison history.
 C)Jim is liable to Diane for defamation only if she is a public figure.
 D)Jim is not liable to Diane for defamation.



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brittanywood

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

D




FButt

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Reply 2 on: Jun 24, 2018
:D TYSM


chereeb

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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