Giving a Candid Appraisal of an Applicant [microform] : What Is the Risk of Liability for Defamation? / Donald F. Uerling
- Bib ID:
- 5495300
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Uerling, Donald F
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED298641
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1987
- 23 p.
- Summary:
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This paper outlines the law of defamation as it pertains to those written and oral communications of reference that are commonly made by professionals in educational administration. Although this body of law varies from state to state, the basic principles are generally applicable. After an introduction, the first section defines defamation and cites litigation that has clarified and interpreted the scope of this definition. The second section defines the concepts of liability and damage in relation to defamation suits. This is followed, first, by a review of pertinent cases that have been used to define published defamation (libel) and, second, by a survey of cases that construe the scope of fault that can be attributed to publishers. The following section discusses liability with respect to the truth or falsity of statements made in publications. This is followed by a discussion of case law construing the concept of privilege, or immunity, in defamation cases. The last section defines burden of proof in defamation cases, and is followed by a summary of guidelines in determining the extent to which actions may be liable for defamation. (TE)
- Notes:
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- ERIC Note: Presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Professors of Educational Administration (Chadron State College, NE, August 1987).
- Educational level discussed: Elementary Secondary Education.
- Practitioners.
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- Publication date:
- 1987
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