A finding of defamation in general means that the defendant made a false statement about the plaintiff, the defendant published the false statement, and the plaintiff was injured as a result. The publishing element does not mean that the false statement has to appear in the Glendale News-Press, it just means that the false statement had to be made to a third party who understood the statement and understood that it was applicable to the plaintiff.
See below for defenses commonly asserted by defendants in defamation cases.
If you have been affected by false statements someone published about you, contact our Glendale defamation attorneys at the Rager Law Firm to discuss the facts of your case. If you have suffered damages due to defamatory statements, you deserve to be compensated, and we will fight to see that you get the results you deserve.