Piggott Junior Chamber of Commerce v. Hollis

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• “clarify[ing] our definition of defamation per se vis- à-vis imputations of criminal conduct
• “Once the plaintiff has established that the words are false and actionable per se, barring any statutory provision to the contrary, she is entitled under Connecticut law to recover general damages without proof of special damages.” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• “To establish a prima facie case of defamation at common law, the plaintiff must prove that (1) the defendant published a defamatory statement; (2) the defamatory statement identified the plaintiff to a third person; (3) the defamatory statement was published to a third person; and (4

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