California Court of Appeal

In a defamation suit by participant in reality television contest after perceived insults by talk-radio hosts fell within purview of California anti-SLAPP statute, motion to strike complaint was proper where comments were made in connection with issue of public interest and were not reasonably interpretable as stating provable facts about plaintiff.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/16/2002
• Published 04/16/2002

Judges

• SIMONS, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, Frederick F. Mumm, Susan Seager and Thomas R. Burke, San Francisco, Counsel for Defendants and Appellants Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, Uzette Salazar, Vincent Crackhorn and Steve Dinardo., The Dolan Law Firm, Christopher B. Dolan, San Francisco, and Mark L. Weber, Counsel for Plaintiff and Respondent Jennifer Seelig.