Legal Opinion
Chilton v. Center for Biological Diversity, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided December 6, 2006No. 2 CA-CV 2005-0115PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BRAMMER, Judge.
¶ 1 Appellants Center for Biological Diversity, Inc., Martin Taylor, Shane Jimerfield, and A.J. Schneller (CBD) appeal from a jury verdict finding them liable for defaming ap-pellees James K. Chilton, Jr., and Chilton Ranch and Cattle Company (Chilton) and interfering with Chilton’s business expectations, and awarding Chilton $100,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages. CBD argues that the Internet publication of material it had submitted in an appeal to the United States Forest Service (USFS) is absolutely privileged under both the federal and…
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