Dr. Mary Ellen Stuart Case Summary

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Dr Mary Ellen Stuart will have a claim to assert on other physicians. She can sue for defamation. The physicians argued that the doctor does not provide quality care. There was a professional opinion that Dr Stuart was incompetent in the practice, citing malpractices sued against the doctor to which she had settled. By openly exposing Dr Stuart’s medical incompetence, her professionalism was at risk and would amount to damages.
Defamation amounts to a “legitimate case including harm to one's reputation brought about by a false statement of truth and incorporates libel (criticism in composed or fixed form) and slander (spoken defamation). The essence of a criticism case is deception. Honest explanations that harm another's reputation won't

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