Question

Jack was an employee of ABC Corp. Harry, the president of ABC, had reasonable grounds to believe that Jack had stolen money from the corporation. DEF declined to hire Jack. Jack later discovered what Harry had said, and is now suing Harry for defamation. What is the likely outcome of the case?

Answer 1

Answer:

harry will win because he had an absolute privilege to comment on a former employee's performance

Explanation:

If Harry had reasonable reason to suspect that Jack was stealing money from the corporation, it is because Jack gave reason for this distrust and was probably participating in suspicious activities. As such, it is likely that Harry has testimonials (and perhaps evidence) that Jack was actually proving, and Harry has the absolute privilege of commenting on the performance of a former employee, so Harry will probably win the lawsuit.