§ 8341. Single publication limitation. (a) Short title of section.–This section shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Single Publication Act.” (b) General rule.–No person shall have more than one cause of action for damages for libel or slander, or invasion of privacy, or any other tort founded upon any single publication, […]
§ 8342. Justification a defense. In all civil actions for libel, the plea of justification shall be accepted as an adequate and complete defense, when it is pleaded, and proved to the satisfaction of the jury, under the direction of the court as in other cases, that the publication is substantially true and is proper […]
§ 8343. Burden of proof. (a) Burden of plaintiff.–In an action for defamation, the plaintiff has the burden of proving, when the issue is properly raised: (1) The defamatory character of the communication. (2) Its publication by the defendant. (3) Its application to the plaintiff. (4) The understanding by the recipient of its defamatory meaning. […]
§ 8344. Malice or negligence necessary to support award of damages. In all civil actions for libel, no damages shall be recovered unless it is established to the satisfaction of the jury, under the direction of the court as in other cases, that the publication has been maliciously or negligently made, but where malice or […]
§ 8345. No liability when without power of censorship. Liability shall be denied and no recovery shall be allowed against the owners, licensees and operators of any visual or sound radio and television station or network of stations or against the agents, servants or employees of such owner, licensee or operator, for the publication, utterance […]
