Defamation Resources:
Personal and Business

Legal Information About Defamation of Character, Including Both Libel and Slander

• Emotional Distress Damages in Defamation Cases – republished from the American Bar Association Journal


• Libel, Slander, and Defamation of Character – what they are, how to avoid them, and where to learn more.


• The Right to Privacy – how the right to privacy affects defamation law, per Warren and Brandeis, "The Right To Privacy", 1890; Olmstead vs. United States, SCOTUS, 1928.


• Defamation Misinformation – bad information about libel and slander commonly found on the internet.


• Libel and Slander Per Se vs Per Quod – 50 states


• Finding a Defamation Lawyer


• Statutes of Limitations for Filing a Defamation Lawsuit – 50 states


• How To Win a Defamation of Character Lawsuit

Psychological and Demographic Information About Defamation of Character

• Introduction: the Personal and Social Realities of Slander and Libel


• The Psychology of Defamation Victims: How Slander and Libel Affect Victims' Thinking, Moods, and Behavior


• Demographics of Defamation in the United States by Geographic Region
    The Demographics of Defamation: General Methodology


• Defamation In the Workplace: Blue-Collar vs. White-Collar Jobs


• Defamation of Character: The Road to Emotional Meltdown – on Huffington Post


• The Cultural Semantics of Defamation: How Culture Can Mean Everything In Deciding Whether a Word Is Defamatory


• Confirmation Bias vs. Affirmation Theory in Defamation

Related Material

• Crisis Management for Defamation


• Defamation Repair and Reputation Control