Snuff-It Had Always Promoted Its Various Snuff Products as Being

question 59

Multiple Choice

Snuff-it had always promoted its various snuff products as being 100% pure It had approximately 60% of the market for this product. A competitor, Interesting Plant Products, without investigating Snuff-it's product, was bringing out a new line of snuff products which would be in direct completion with Snuff-it. Interesting Plants began an advertising campaign which suggested that Snuff-it's products were less than 100% natural, which was not the case. Which of the following is TRUE?

• A)A product cannot have a reputation which can be damaged
• B)Interesting Plants has committed the tort of injurious falsehood
• C)Interesting Plants has committed the tort of defamation.
• D)Snuff-It must prove actual loss for damages to be awarded
• E)Interesting Plants is merely engaged in normal business competition in a free market

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