United States Ninth Circuit

In an action against 20/20 correspondent John Stossel and ABC News by a television evangelist for defamation, district court's dismissal of the suit under California's anti-SLAPP statute is reversed where, because the published quotation contained a material alteration of the meaning conveyed by plaintiff, the published quotation was false.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/24/2010
• Published 08/24/2010

Judges

• Mary M. Schroeder

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter S. Sessions, Michael B. Bernacchi,