California Court of Appeal

In a defamation action arising out of a contentious custody dispute, where the plaintiff-therapist alleges that defendant-father made a number of defamatory statements online and over the radio following the issuance of her reunification report and removal of the couple's older son from his physical custody, the trial court properly denied defendant-father's anti-SLAPP motion to strike the defamation cause of action, where plaintiff-therapist has demonstrated a probability of prevailing on the merits of her defamation cause of action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/20/2013
• Published 06/20/2013

Judges

• HOCH

Court

• California Court of Appeal

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