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OUJI-CIV No. 28.1

DEFAMATION – INTRODUCTORY INSTRUCTION

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DEFAMATION – INTRODUCTORY INSTRUCTION

This is an action to recover damages for defamation. [Plaintiff] claims that

[specify the facts that the plaintif f alleges constituted the defamation: e.g.,

[Defendant] published a newspaper article falsely accusing [Plaintiff] of being a thief.]

Specifically, [Plaintiff] claims that the following statements were defamatory: [set out

statements].

Provenance

Source: oscn.net
Retrieved: 2026-08-23
Edition: 2026-08-23
Content hash: 802723a43aa6d8c3c427ebf58283fd78771c8286f0a34f2554d181f44132bb19

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