[tantalor]

I think comment was alleging perjury.

They do know the statement is true (and this is provable). Pretending like they "don't know" is a lie under oath.

[snackbroken]

That wasn't actually what I was implying. Just that if the plaintiff isn't even willing to assert that the statements were false, what are you wasting the court's time for?

  > He falsely claimed my wife is cheating on me!
  > So you assert that your wife didn't cheat on you?
  > No.
  > ???

[tantalor]

Technically, the burden of proof is on the defendant.