How to prove slander correct

(written by lawrence krubner, however indented passages are often quotes). You can contact lawrence at: lawrence@krubner.com, or follow me on Twitter.

If your daughter says you are selfish, and you sue her in court for having said that, then you have proved her case. This is truly a case that can not be won.

The Madisons say they’re totally the best parents ever, — loving, supportive, you know, all the good adjectives that parents are supposed to have hardwired into their behavior — which is part of the reason they’re taking their daughter to court, to prove how supportive they are. Their suit also names Tianna’s husband John Bartoletta, and asks for compensatory damages in excess of $25,000, as well as punitive damages in excess of $25,000. Since Olympic gold medals are pretty rare treasures, it’s a shame that Tianna Madison has to cut her victory basking short to engage in a good old fashioned familial legal battle, but what better way is there, really, to celebrate American achievement than to revel in the country’s proud tradition of litigiousness?

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    http://jezebel.com/5941724/us-gold-medalist-sprinter-tianna-madison-is-being-sued-by-her-parents-for-defamation
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