Remember Courtney Love? You know – the former lead singer of Hole and perhaps better known as Kurt Cobain’s widow. Well seems Love should be more careful when “tweeting.” She was sued for defamation (libel) by a fashion designer over comments Love made on her Twitter and her MySpace blog. The case was settled out…
There are a number of legal elements required to prove a slander case. The most difficult of these elements is usually the requirement that the Plaintiff prove specific damages to his or her reputation as a result of the statement. However, there are certain defamatory statements that are so egregious that the law presumes the…