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Oeti v Samoa Observer Defamation Case by Lidu Duli is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document summarizes a Supreme Court of Samoa decision awarding damages in a defamation case. The court found that three statements in a letter published by the defendant were defamatory. The court assessed damages for the two plaintiffs. The plaintiffs claimed general, aggravated, and punitive damages totaling $700,000. The court considered precedent from another defamation case and awarded the first plaintiff $16,800 and the second plaintiff $52,500 in compensation, and $3,000 towards costs. The purpo

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Lidu Duli

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