Bob owns a small carpet company. After a dispute, his best salesperson left the company and was hired by a competitor. A client who recently had carpet installed by Bob's company has initiated legal action on the basis of a statement made to him by the former salesperson who told the client that he had received a product of inferior quality. The former employee also told the client that Bob does this frequently. He has committed a slanderous act which is an intentional tort.

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Slander involves making false spoken statements damaging to a person's reputation. If the former salesperson made untrue statements about Bob's business practices to a client, this constitutes slander, an intentional tort aimed at harming Bob's business reputation.

Bob Owns a Small Carpet Company