California Court of Appeal

Because Briscoe v. Reader's Digest Association, Inc. (1971) 4 Cal.3d 529, is no longer the law when dealing with the tension between the right of privacy and the rights of freedom of the press and speech, the trial court erred in failing to strike an action for invasion of privacy against "true crime" television show, pursuant to the Anti-SLAPP statute.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/27/2003
• Published 02/27/2003

Judges

• BENKE, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Leopold, Petrich & Smith, Louis P. Petrich and Robert S. Gutierrez, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Appellants., Niles R. Sharif, San Diego, for Plaintiff and Respondent.