We thought that with the mudslinging between the candidates as the general elections are heating up as Tuesday, November 4th fast approaches, as well as the recent $1.8 million jury verdict in favor of our former governor, that this would be a golden opportunity to explain what constitutes defamation. What is needed to prove a case for defamation? In most cases defamation requires proof of three elements: (1) that a statement was false; (2) that it was communicated to someone