Amy’s company manufactures handbags. Amy posted a negative product review on a competitor’s website alleging that...

Amy’s company manufactures handbags. Amy posted a negative product review on a competitor’s website alleging that the competitor sold counterfeit handbags. Amy posted the false review because she wanted to boost her company’s sales for the upcoming holiday. What tort has Amy committed?

	Negligence
	Malicious prosecution
	Defamation of character
	Disparagement

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Expert Solution

Defamation of character.

Explanation:

Amy,whose company manufactures handbags,posted a negative product review on a competitor's website alleging that the competitor sold counterfeit handbags.Amy posted the false review because she wanted to boost her company's sales for the upcoming holiday.The tort that Amy committed is defamation of character.Defamation of character is a written or spoken false accusations made by a person intentionally in order to harm another person's or entity's image and reputation.

Rahul Sunny answered 2 years ago

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