DE · jury_instructions
Del. P.J.I. Civ. § 11.3
Slander per se
SLANDER AS A MATTER OF LAW
If a statement defames [plaintiff’s name] in [his/her/its] trade, business, or
profession, [he/she/it] need not show that the defamation caused actual monetary
loss in order to recover damages.
Provenance
- Source
- courts.delaware.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-23
- Edition
- civ-2025-10-22
- Content hash
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