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Re:Elon Musk’s ‘pedo guy’ defamation case is going to trial by cfqycwz on Friday May 10, 2019 @09:51PM (#19883995)
I suppose it could end up as only a slight loss for Musk if the diver can't demonstrate damages? E.g. if Musk's claim was so absurd and non-credible that nobody took it seriously?
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Re:Elon Musk’s ‘pedo guy’ defamation case is going to trial by jdenning on Friday May 10, 2019 @11:39PM (#19884392)
IANAL, but in my understanding, the diver would need to demonstrate damages in a standard defamation case, but defamation per se does not require actual damages.
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