Legal Opinion
Valdez-Zontek v. Eastmont School District
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 12, 2010No. 27197-8-IIIPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
¶1 On appeal, the Eastmont School District (District) challenges the defamation verdict favoring its former employee, Patricia Valdez-Zontek. The District contends (1) no evidence shows a provably false statement; (2) the court erred in ruling Ms. Valdez-Zontek was not a public *153figure; (3) certain instructions were erroneous, confusing, and misleading; (4) the court erred in not granting attorney fees, costs, and liquidated damages under the anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuits against public participation) statute, RCW 4.24.510; and (5) the award to Ms. Valdez-Zontek to alleviate the adverse tax…
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