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trade disparagement

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A quick definition of trade disparagement:

Trade disparagement is when someone says something false or misleading that makes a business or its products look bad. This can hurt the business and cause them to lose money. To prove trade disparagement, the person who was hurt must show that the person who said the bad thing did it on purpose and that it caused them to lose money. This is also called commercial disparagement or product disparagement.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Trade disparagement is a legal term that refers to the act of belittling someone's business, goods, or services with a false or misleading remark. It is a tort, which means it is a wrongful act that causes harm to someone else.

To prove trade disparagement, the plaintiff must show that:

  1. The defendant made a disparaging remark
  2. The defendant intended to harm the plaintiff's business, knew the statement was false, or recklessly disregarded the truth
  3. The statement caused special damages to the plaintiff, usually by causing customers to choose a competitor's product instead.

Trade disparagement is also known as commercial disparagement, product disparagement, or injurious falsehood. It is different from trade defamation, which involves making false statements that harm a person's reputation.

Examples:

  • A company spreads false rumors that a competitor's product is unsafe, causing customers to stop buying it and switch to their own product.
  • A restaurant owner posts fake negative reviews about a nearby restaurant to make their own restaurant look better.

These examples illustrate trade disparagement because in both cases, false statements were made with the intention of harming a competitor's business. The false statements caused customers to choose a different product or restaurant, resulting in financial harm to the plaintiff.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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How does one know if they are UR1 or UR2?
[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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Miami A, yall I'm so excited I could cry.
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
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22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
7:44
My berkeley paragraph finally disappeared. I definitely think it is just an indicator that they are actively reviewing files, and does not mean anything about A, WL, or Rs
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