DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 11.11
Defamation – Injury to Reputation
INJURY TO REPUTATION
In determining how much [plaintiff’s name]’s reputation has been harmed, you
must consider the reputation that [plaintiff’s name] enjoyed before the defamatory
publication compared to the reputation that [he/she/it] enjoyed after the publication,
and whether that reputation has actually been diminished since the publication. You
may also consider the manner in which the defamatory matter was distributed and
the extent of its circulation in [plaintiff’s name]’s community and whether those
who [read the article / heard the broadcast, etc.] understood it to refer to [plaintiff’s
name].
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- civ-2025-10-22
- Content hash
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