The Arizona Daily Desert View carried a story on a recent E-Coli problem in a Phoenix fast food restaurant.The story included a history of Arizona E-Coli incidents and indicated that the Saguaro Grill had an E-Coli problem in 1999 that resulted in the hospitalization of seven customers.Suppose that the restaurant that had the E-Coli outbreak in 1999 was Saguaro Buffet,not the Saguaro Grill.The Arizona Daily Desert View:

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BThe Arizona Daily Desert View is liable to the Saguaro Grill for both libel and defamation because it published false information that could harm the restaurant's reputation. Libel is a form of defamation that occurs in a fixed medium, especially written words, and since the publication incorrectly identified the Saguaro Grill as having had an E-Coli outbreak, it meets the criteria for both.

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