When an Employee Is Dismissed and Sues the Employer for Defamation

When an employee is dismissed and sues the employer for defamation because of statements made about her that were placed in her personnel file, a complete defense to that suit would be ___________.

A) the employee was always a problem
B) there were credible witnesses to the event
C) truth of the statements that were made
D) the employer had never had a defamation action brought against it prior to this one