Learn More About Defamation Libel And Slander Law in Hygiene, Colorado

Hygiene is an unincorporated community with a U.S. Post Office in Boulder County, Colorado, United States. The Hygiene Post Office has the ZIP Code 80533. This community's name stems from a time when it had a sanitarium to work with tuberculosis patients. The sanitarium was started in 1882 Jacob S. Flory and his Church of the Brethren, who had come to the area a few years earlier to work with tuberculosis patients.

What is defamation libel and slander law?

Defamation is any statement, whether written or oral, that injures the good name or reputation of another person. For a statement to be defamatory, it must not be true.

A defamation designed to be read is libel. Libel also may include harmful statements in a fixed medium, especially writing but also a picture, sign, or electronic broadcast.

An oral defamation is slander. Slander is a harmful statement in a transitory form, especially speech.

Answers to defamation libel and slander law issues in Colorado

What are defamation, slander and libel?

The term defamation refers to a false statement made about someone or some organization that is damaging to their...