Roger Dodger Update!
Just before Christmas, Popsquire smelled a defamation lawsuit in this post about baseball legend, Roger Clemens. Surprise, surprise, Popsquire was right! According to the Houston Chronicle, Clemens has filed a defamation lawsuit stemming from trainer, Brian McNamee’s, accusations that Clemens abused steroids.
The lawsuit includes a claim for ”defamation per se.” What’s that, you ask?
Some statements are so defamatory that they are considered defamation per se, and the plaintiff does not have to prove that the statements harmed his reputation.
The classic examples of defamation per se are allegations of serious sexual misconduct, allegations of serious criminal misbehavior, or allegations that a person is afflicted with a loathsome disease.
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