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    Default Re: Can You Be Sued for What You Write in a Letter

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    My question involves defamation in the state of: Hawaii

    Hello,

    My question is, if you are writing a private letter to a company and you say that they are an unethical and corrupt company (I truly believe that), is it considered slander?

    Thank you,
    JasonJ
    The person who reads the letter is not the "corporation", so that could be considered publication. But, since there are unlikely to be damages for such a statement, I think it unlikely you would be sued. It is when statements are widely publicized that a corporation suffers damages and, even if they do not, they will sometimes sue to remove the statement. (aka SLAPP)

    But, if you want a specific, legal, answer to your question if this is on a test, "no".

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    Default Re: Can You Be Sued for What You Write in a Letter

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    The person who reads the letter is not the "corporation", so that could be considered publication.
    I'm going to disagree with you on this. An employee of a corporation is an agent of the corporation. Under common law the acts of the agent are the acts of the corporation. An employee who is authorized to open and read mail is doing so for the corporation.

    Whoever acts through another does the act himself.

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