A practical method for reducing liability in defamation cases include making a simple phone call to the plain for him or herself before printing the information or researching sources that are publicly available about the person. Just simply conducting a proper background check, instead of just recklessly printing anything because someone told you to, or because you do not like someone. Really make sure that those statements are true or as close to being true as possible. In that way, you can mitigate any potential defamation client because you have a paper trail of research and you can show that you did what is called your due diligence.