In a phone call to Lou, Mia makes statements about Nye that injures Nye's reputation. If Nye can prove all of the elements of defamation and Mia cannot assert a sufficient defense, Mia is most likely liable for

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Slander refers to defamation that is spoken, as opposed to libel, which is defamation in written form. Since Mia made statements about Nye in a phone call, which is a form of spoken communication, if these statements injured Nye's reputation and all elements of defamation are proven without a sufficient defense from Mia, then Mia would be liable for slander.

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