Human Resource Selection 9th Edition by Marianne Jennings

Exercise 31

In 2005, Timothy L. O'Brien's book, Trump Nation: The Art of Being the Donald, was published. In the book, Mr. O'Brien, who is now the editor of the Sunday Business section of the New York Times, estimated the Donald's wealth to be at $150-$250 million. Mr. Trump said that his wealth was actually in the billions and he filed a $5 billion defamation suit against Mr. O'Brien and his publisher, Hachette Book Group. Mr. Trump said his net worth at that time was $5 billion and as of July 2009 was $6 billion. Is this defamation?