Assertion: plaintiff's statement | /r/HasProperty | true
Facets:
value: including the steps
type: OTHER
value: in front of a commissioner
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: If you pick the last option, you must also attach to your answer a notarized affidavit saying that you do not know if the statements indicated are true.
text: And the third element is that you have to prove as a plaintiff that the publisher (the defendant) knew or should have known that the statement that they made which harmed the reputation was false.
text: You will need to swear that the statements you made in your Affidavit are true, in front of a commissioner for taking affidavits.
text: This basically turns on whether the defendant did everything reasonably necessary to determine whether the statement was true, including the steps the defendant took in researching, editing, and fact checking his work.
text: No matter how damaging, insensitive, rude or inappropriate a statement may be, the plaintiff will lose if the statement is true.
text: ’s statements are true and should be admitted, which are not true and should be denied, and which statements you do not know or understand, or cannot remember if it is true (should be denied for lack of information).
text: You do not know if the statement is true.
text: Along with establishing all of the regular elements of the tort, a plaintiff who is a public figure must also show that the defendant knew the false statement was false, or at least acted with reckless disregard as to its truthfulness.