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Idaho Code § 6-702 (2026)

Uniform single publication act — One cause of action for libel or slander — Recovery. 

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Uniform single publication act — One cause of action for libel or slander — Recovery. 

No person shall have more than one (1) cause of action for damages for libel or slander or invasion of privacy or any other tort founded upon any single publication or exhibition or utterance, such as any one (1) edition of a newspaper or book or magazine or any one (1) presentation to an audience or any one (1) broadcast over radio or television or any one (1) exhibition of a motion picture. Recovery in any action shall include all damages for any such tort suffered by the plaintiff in all jurisdictions.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1983–2018 · leading case: Irish v. Hall, 416 P.3d 975 (Idaho 2018).
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Irish v. Hall, 416 P.3d 975 (Idaho 2018). · cites it 4× “Moreover, Idaho Code section 6-702 states that, “[n]o person shall have more than one (1) cause of action for damages for libel or slander .”
Christoff v. Nestle USA, Inc., 213 P.3d 132 (Cal. 2009). · cites it 2× “" [7] The Court of Appeal further ruled that the two-year statute of limitations set forth in Code of Civil Procedure section 339 applied, that Nestlé knowingly used Christoff's likeness within the meaning of Civil Code section 3344, that the award of more than $15 million for…”
Sadid v. Vailas, 943 F. Supp. 2d 1125 (D. Idaho 2013). · cites it 2× “§§ 9-346, as well as qualified and/or common interest privilege” (3) the First Amendment; (4) opinion; 7 and (5) statutory immunity for newspaper publications under Idaho Code §§ 6-702 and 6-713. See Dkt. 117-1.”
Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc., 549 A.2d 1187 (N.H. 1988). “Idaho Code §§ 6-702 to 6-705 (1979); III.”
Strick v. Superior Court, 143 Cal. App. 3d 916 (Cal. Ct. App. 1983). “); Idaho (Idaho Code, § 6-702 et seq.); Illinois (Ill.”
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