Defamation of character?
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Defamation of character?
My previous employer co-signed a car for me. I have been consistently late on
payments, which is terrible- I know. Now they are threatening to contact my
current employer to ‘let them know what kind of person they are dealing with’.
would this be considered defamation?
Asked on April 9, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, California
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Defamation is a false statement made with knowledge of its falsity communicated to a third party who recognizes the defamatory content and the statement is injurious to your reputation.
The statement you mentioned is NOT defamatory because it is a true statement that you were late with payments. Truth is a defense to defamation.
If there are false items in the statement communicated to your employer, then those false items would be defamatory.
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