Is it possible to accuse a high school coach of defamation of character
he is bad mouthing our son to the people in the stands before games to make his own son look better on the court
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Zachary Levine ·
To answer your question, it is certainly possible, however to succeed on the claim you will have to establish actual damages that your son is suffering as a result of the comments and the comments must be untrue. A lack of verifiable damages is where most prospective defamation claims fail.
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