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Originally Posted by Kjesse
One thing to note is that in a defamation suit, it is a type of strict liability. The plaintiff only has to show that the statements were made and they lowered the Plaintiff's reputation in the eyes of a reasonable person. From there the Defendants have the burden of proof of establish a defense, such as truth.
In the CTV story, its already clear they won't be able to establish the truth of everything they published, so they're a sitting duck.
As troutman said though, Brown would still be subject to questioning under oath as to what happened.
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Sure, but what are the remedies.....that's always been the doozie.