California Court of Appeal

Carver v. Bonds, A108129, A108923

Order granting defendants' motions to strike under the anti-SLAPP law, and order awarding attorney's fees to newspaper and professional baseball player defendants are affirmed regarding an underlying suit by a doctor for defamation and interference with prospective economic advantage.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/29/2005
• Published 12/29/2005

Judges

• MUNTER, J.*

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carleton L. Briggs, Attorney for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Rogers Joseph O'Donnell & Phillips, Merri A. Baldwin, San Francisco;  Chapman, Popik & White, Merri A. Baldwin, San Francisco, Attorneys for Defendant and Respondent Barry Bonds., Valerian, Patterson & Stratman, Edward J. Rodzewich, Alameda, and Robert Maltz, Walnut Creek, Attorneys for Defendant and Respondent Roger Craig., Levy, Ram & Olson, Karl Olson, San Francisco, Attorneys for Respondents Hearst Corporation, Mark Fainaru-Wada and Ulysses Torassa.