Legal Opinion
Xi Zhao v. Wong
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 20, 1996No. A068903PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SWAGER, J.
The plaintiff in a slander action, Xi Zhao, appeals from a judgment of dismissal entered on an order striking her complaint under the anti-SLAPP statute, Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 and from an order awarding costs. We reverse.
Factual Background
The complaint alleges that the defendant, Daniel Wong, falsely accused Xi Zhao of murdering his brother, Tai-Kin Wong, and forging his will. On December 31, 1992, Tai-Kin Wong, a molecular biologist, age 44, died suddenly of unexplained causes. Before his death, he was romantically linked with Xi Zhao, a molecular biologist…
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