Legal Opinion
Aronson v. Kinsella
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 10, 1997No. D022306PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KREMER, P. J.
Gary D. Aronson appeals a summary judgment on his defamation action against Kevin J. Kinsella. Aronson contends the court misapplied the standard for determining whether prelitigation statements are covered by the litigation privilege (Civ. Code, 1 § 47, subd. (b)) and improperly ruled Kinsella had not waived the attorney-client and work product privileges. Kinsella also appeals, contending summary judgment should have been granted on the ground Aronson could prove no damages and therefore was libel-proof. We affirm.
Facts
In 1983, Kinsella formed the venture capital firm of…
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