Defamation in California -- 'When can I sue someone for it?'

To prove defamation in California, you must establish four elements:

1. That someone made a false statement of purported “fact” about you:
2. That the statement was made (“published”) to a third party;
3. That the person who made the statement did so negligently, recklessly or intentionally; and,
4. That as a result of the statement, your reputation was damaged.

California law recognizes two types of defamation: libel and slander. The main difference is whether a statement was made verbally (slander) or in writing (libel).

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[righteousnesspreacherssunn]

We urgently need this help, we have all the resources requirements to sue those haters against us

[goodluckyoureonyourown]

Thanks for the stuff you guys do. It is always interesting. I do have a question I've always been curious about with Defamation/Liable in the context of official duties. I have to get physicals for work and while there are accepted parameters of healthy and not, there are also grades of unhealthy. We entrust medical professionals with the power to make those decisions. But if they say you have high blood pressure and can't work with a systolic of 142...which is true in the sense of high BP but shouldn't bar someone from work...is that Liable?

[newpgaston]

I'm wondering.. People lie about other people a million times a day on social media.
Is it just not worth the hassle to sue, then? Too difficult to prove, or not a high likelihood of ever getting the money from random social media users? (Or perhaps the reputation hit would be worse if you sued random people - "big guy going after the little guy!" - than the reputation hit caused by the lie?)

[Joe_vette]

I ask you guys again to help me sue for libel. Written defamation. Please

[righteousnesspreacherssunn]

Where are you located at in California?

[konstantinoslavidas]

Good info and hope this law also applies in New York State

[Liberty_Crux]

I love your content and website but don't people need to know that defamation has a very short statute of limitation?

Isn't it only one year in California from the incident and not the discovery?

[markh]

I was accused of being a thirteen stepper, AA jargon for predator, in front of thirty people at an AA meeting. I knew there was gossip about me but I just tried to deal with it. However, this new girl sat next to me at the meeting so I talked with her about the meeting and she thought I was a funny guy. She is pretty and was dressed in a long and bright dress so easy for everyone to see. I've been celibate since my divorce five years ago. and I joined the group. I was shocked as hell when they angrily dressed me down in front of that girl and the crowd. I have until July 1st to file a Defamation claim. Should I do it?