Cause of Action for Disparagement of Perishable Food Products or Commodities

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Any person who produces, markets, or sells a perishable food product or commodity and suffers damage as a result of another person's disparagement of such perishable food products or commodities has a cause of action for damages and for any other relief a court of competent jurisdiction deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, compensatory and punitive damages.

(Code 1981, §2-16-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1795, § 1.)

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, the designation "(a)" was deleted from the beginning.


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