Allen and Bradley were law school classmates who had competed for the position of editor of the law review. Allen had the higher grade point average, but Bradley was elected editor, largely in recognition of a long and important largely in recognition of a long and important note that had appeared in the review over her name. During the following placement interview season, Allen was interviewed by a representative of a nationally prominent law firm. In response to the interviewer's request for information about the authorship of the law review note, Allen said that he had heard that the note attributed to Bradley was largely the work of another student. The firm told Bradley that it would not interview her because of doubts about the authorship of the note. This greatly distressed Bradley. In fact the note had been prepared by Bradley without assistance from anyone else. If Bradley asserts a claim against Allen based on defamation, Bradley will 
recover, because Allen's statement was false.  recover, if Allen had substantial doubts about the accuracy of the information he gave the interviewer.  not recover, unless Bradley proves (C) not recover, unless Bradley proves pecuniary loss.  not recover, because the statement was made by Allen only after the interviewer inquired about the authorship of the note. 
Question: Allen and Bradley were law school classmates who had competed for the position of editor of the law review. Allen had the higher grade point average, but Bradley was elected editor, largely in recognition of a long and important largely in recognition of a long and important note that had appeared in the review over her name. During the following placement interview season, Allen was interviewed by a representative of a nationally prominent law firm. In response to the interviewer's request for information about the authorship of the law review note, Allen said that he had heard that the note attributed to Bradley was largely the work of another student. The firm told Bradley that it would not interview her because of doubts about the authorship of the note. This greatly distressed Bradley. In fact the note had been prepared by Bradley without assistance from anyone else. If Bradley asserts a claim against Allen based on defamation, Bradley will 
A. recover, because Allen's statement was false. 
B. recover, if Allen had substantial doubts about the accuracy of the information he gave the interviewer. 
C. not recover, unless Bradley proves (C) not recover, unless Bradley proves pecuniary loss. 
D. not recover, because the statement was made by Allen only after the interviewer inquired about the authorship of the note. 
Answer: