UT · jury_instructions
MUJI 2d CV1602
Elements of a Defamation Claim.
[Name of plaintiff] claims that [name of defendant] defamed [him/her]. To succeed on this claim, [name of plaintiff] must prove the following elements:
(1) [name of defendant] published statement(s) about [name of plaintiff];
[(2) the statements were false;]
(3) the statements were defamatory;
[(4) the statements were not privileged;]
(5) the statements were published with the required degree of fault; and
(6) the statements caused damages to [name of plaintiff].
Some of these words have special meanings and they will be explained in the following instructions.
Provenance
- Source
- legacy.utcourts.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-22
- Edition
- 2026-08-21
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