17 Mass. L. Rptr. 592 - Powell v. Stevens’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
3
cited by 3 later decisions
1
states following
July 2015
most recently cited
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp. · Pederson v. Time, Inc. · Community National Bank v. Dawes
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“differs from personal defamation in at least three important respects. One is that proof of special harm is required in all cases. (See §633). Another is that there must be proof of a greater amount of fault than negligence on the part of the defendant regarding the falsity of the statement. (See §623A, especially Comment d.) The third is that because of the economic interest involved the disparagement of property may in a proper case be enjoined, whereas defamation normally cannot.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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