Bean v. Gutierrez

KRAMER, Associate Judge:

Appellant Bridget Bean sued appellee Jose Gutierrez for defamation and false light invasion of privacy stemming from comments made in an article published in the Asian American Business Roundtable (“AABR”) newsletter. After the jury returned a verdict for Gutierrez on the defamation claim and for Bean on the false light invasion of privacy claim, the trial court granted Gutierrez’s motion for judgment as a matter of law (“JNOV”) on the false light invasion of privacy claim. Bean argues that the trial court erred in granting Gutierrez’s motion for JNOV both because (1)…