Breaking Legal News:  Trump Media sues Mainstream Media for Defamation
Channel: Steve Vondran
Date: 2023-11-21

http://www.DigitalDefamation.com - Trump seeks 1.5 billion from major media outlets who he accuses of publishing fake news about the proposed merger of Truth Social and alleged 73 million dollars of losses.  Case is filed in Florida State Court.  What do you think, can he succeed?

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California Defamation Per Se Elements

1704. Defamation per se - Essential Factual Elements (PrivateFigure - Matter of Private Concern)

[Name of plaintiff] claims that [name of defendant] harmed [him/her/nonbinary pronoun] by making [one or more of] the following statement(s):

[list all claimed per se defamatory statement(s)]. 

To establish this claim, [name of plaintiff] must prove all of the following: Liability

1. That [name of defendant] made [one or more of] the statement(s) to [a person/persons] other than [name of plaintiff];

2. That [this person/these people] reasonably understood that thestatement(s) [was/were] about [name of plaintiff];

3. [That [this person/these people] reasonably understood the statement(s) to mean that [insert ground(s) for defamation per se, e.g., “[name of plaintiff] had committed a crime”];

4. That [name of defendant] failed to use reasonable care to determine the truth or falsity of the statement(s)

There are different standards if a public office or public figure is concerned.  In these cases, a Plaintiff may also have to establish "actual malice."  NY TImes vs. Sullivan Standard.

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