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Litigating Defamation Cases (On-Demand)

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$179.00

Course Description

This course will discuss how to litigate a defamation case, both on the plaintiff and defense side, from A to Z. We will discuss the elements of a defamation claim; how to plead the claim, First Amendment limitations, other common law and statutory defenses, handling cases based on social media, damages and settlement. Defamation cases have been prominent in the news over the past few years. In this course you will receive an up-to-date overview of this dynamic area of law.

Syllabus

  1. Elements of defamation and evaluating a case
  2. The First Amendment and the requirement of malice
  3. Qualified privilege, truth, and other defenses to defamation claims
  4. Anti-SLAPP laws and defamation
  5. Per se damages, actual damages, and non-financial settlement scenarios
  6. Taking defamation cases to trial
  7. Social media and the Communications Decency Act
  8. Recent caselaw

Credit Details

Course Type

Course Instructor

Ryan R. Dreyer, Esq., V. John Ella, Esq.
Original Date Of Course

General Credits

1.5
Ryan R. Dreyer, Esq.
Ryan R. Dreyer, Esq.
Ryan R. Dreyer, Esq. is a shareholder at Fafinski Mark & Johnson P.A. in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, where he practices commercial, real estate, construction, shareholder, employment, and probate litigation. He has extensive trial experience in Minnesota and North Dakota, with jury verdicts in cases involving defamation, breach of fiduciary duty, fraudulent transfers, breach of contract, employment law claims, and other business matters.
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V. John Ella, Esq.
V. John Ella, Esq.
V. John Ella, Esq. is a shareholder at Fafinkski, Mark & Johnson P.A. in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, where he represents individuals, private businesses, non-profits, universities, and counties in defamation lawsuits throughout Minnesota. He has authored publications on defamation law and regularly presents continuing legal education seminars on the subject.
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