Goodman v. White. The question is whether the client has committed defamation. Libel is written defamation; slander is oral defamation. For each fact situation, determine if Goodman v. White is on point. Provide a brief explanation of your answer.For example, if the key facts are not sufficiently similar, explain why they are not.

Question 1

The client is at a party when he sees a person whom he falsely believes has cheated him in a business deal. He approaches the person, pulls him off to the side and says, "You are a liar and cheat. You cheated me out of that contract." People standing nearby heard the comments. The client didn't intend for others to hear, but he wasn't careful to keep his voice down.

a. Are the key facts sufficiently similar for the court opinion to apply as precedent?

b. Are the rules of law sufficiently similar for the court opinion to apply as precedent?

c. Is the case on point? Provide brief explanation.

Question 2

The client writes a letter to the local newspaper claiming that a local store intentionally sold her defective merchandise. On the way to the post office to mail the letter, she runs into a friend, Jim. After she tells Jim the story, he informs her that the merchandise is not defective, but rather that she has simply misread the directions. The client does not mail the letter, but on the way home, the letter falls out of the client's pocket. A passerby finds the letter and puts it in the mail. The local newspaper subsequently publishes the letter.

a. Are the key facts sufficiently similar for the court opinion to apply as precedent?

b. Are the rules of law sufficiently similar for the court opinion to apply as precedent?

c. Is the case on point? Provide brief explanation.

Question 3

The client falsely believes that Alice, a college student, is a drug dealer. He mails her a letter, addressed to "Alice," claiming that she sells drugs to schoolchildren and should go to jail. Alice shares an apartment with her boyfriend, a medical student. The client is aware of the fact that Alice and her boyfriend occasionally open each other's mail. When the letter arrives Alice's boyfriend opens and reads it.

a. Are the key facts sufficiently similar for the court opinion to apply as precedent?

b. Are the rules of law sufficieGoodman v. White. The question is whether the client has committed defamation. Libel is written defamation; slander is oral defamation. For each fact situation, determine if Goodman v. White is on point. Provide a brief explanation of your answer.For example, if the key facts are not sufficiently similar, explain why they are not.

c. Is the case on point? Provide brief explanation.