Uptown Propane, Inc. sells propane and propane accessories. Its cross-town rival, Midland Propane, went to the office of one of Uptown's best propane and propane accessories customers and told the customer: "Uptown's propane is mostly water and air." This statement was false. Uptown's propane is not mostly water and air. As a result of this remark, the customer switched to Midland. What action, if any, could Uptown bring against Midland?

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Commercial disparagement is the correct action because Midland made a false statement about Uptown's product that caused a customer to switch, which directly harms Uptown's business reputation and economic interests.