What is a tort of defamation?

What is a tort of defamation?

Michael Ehline (Attorney at Law) gives expert video advice on: What is a tort of defamation?; What is 'libel'?; What is 'slander'? and more...

In a nutshell, defamation is simply a statement made in public about somebody that usually is false, or simply so horrible that it would subject someone to ridicule in the public, which would damage their reputation, usually so much so that other people wouldn't want to do business with that person and cause that person actual economic harm.