California Court of Appeal

In a slander action stemming from a news report, trial court's denial of defendant's first special motion to strike is affirmed and denial of second motion to strike is reversed where: 1) plaintiff did not demonstrate it suffered any compensable injury as it failed to serve a legally effective retraction demand, precluding its right to recover general damages; and 2) no special damages were recoverable as there was insufficient pleading of a special damages claim and no evidence presented of such losses.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/25/2009
• Published 02/25/2009

Judges

• TURNER, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Bostwick & Jassy LLP, Gary L. Bostwick and Jean-Paul Jassy, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Appellants Frank W. Snepp, NBC Universal, Inc., and NBC Subsidiary (KNBC-TV), Inc., Strook & Strook & Lavan, LLP, Barry B. Langberg, Deborah Drooz and Michael J. Niborski, Los Angeles, for Plaintiffs and Respondents Anschutz Entertainment Group, Inc. and L.A. Arena Company, LLC.