What constituteson-line defamation?
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What constituteson-line defamation?
A doctor has threatened to sue me for defamation of character and libel for private conversations (sent as personal messages, not public) I had on-line in which I told another patient about my experience with him. These messages were forwarded to him. Does he have a case?
Asked on December 16, 2011 under Personal Injury, New York
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
Defamation is the intentional publication of information about a person factually that is not true and where there is no privilege for the statement causing damages to the person who is referenced in the statement. An opinion does not lead to a basis for defamation. Online statements could be a basis for defamation (libel which is defamation in the written form).
Since you have not stated in your question what was specifically stated about the doctor, I have no basis to give you an opinion if what was stated could be defamatory or not.
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