Chapter 5. Libel and Slander

Index

• OCGA § 51-5-1 Libel Defined; Publication Prerequisite to Recovery
• OCGA § 51-5-2 Newspaper Libel Defined; Publication Prerequisite to Recovery
• OCGA § 51-5-3 What Constitutes Publication of Libel
• OCGA § 51-5-4 Slander Defined; When Special Damage Required; When Damage Inferred
• OCGA § 51-5-5 Inference of Malice; Rebuttal Thereof; Effect of Rebuttal
• OCGA § 51-5-6 Truth As Justification
• OCGA § 51-5-7 Privileged Communications
• OCGA § 51-5-8 Absolute Privilege of Allegations In Pleadings
• OCGA § 51-5-9 Right of Action For Malicious Use of Privilege
• OCGA § 51-5-10 Liability For Defamatory Statements In Visual Or Sound Broadcast; Damages
• OCGA § 51-5-11 Admissibility of Evidence In Libel Action Concerning Correction and Retraction; Effect Thereof On Damages
• OCGA § 51-5-12 Admissibility of Evidence In Defamation Action Concerning Correction and Retraction; Effect On Damages