Which of the Following Statements Is True of Libel

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of libel?

• A)Libel,leaving a more permanent stain,generally requires a showing of actual harm.
• B)Any dead person can be the victim of defamation.
• C)Libel about a company's products or property often is treated as the tort of injurious falsehood.
• D)Courts do not treat defamatory radio and television statements as forms of libel.

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Definitions:

Incidental Beneficiary

An individual or entity that may benefit from the execution of a contract despite not being a direct party to the agreement.

Donee Beneficiary

In contract law, a person who is not a party to the agreement but is intended by the contracting parties to benefit from its provisions.

Oil Refinery

An industrial processing plant where crude oil is transformed and refined into more useful products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuel.

Detrimentally Relied

A legal principle where a party suffers a loss due to reliance on a promise or statement of another.