Legal Opinion
Comstock v. Aber
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 18, 2012No. A134701PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RICHMAN, J.
Plaintiff Lisa Aber sued her employer and two of its employees based on an alleged sexual assault by the employees. Defendant Michael Comstock, one of the employees, filed a cross-complaint against Aber, alleging claims for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Aber filed a special motion to strike the cross-complaint under the anti-SLAPP statute (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16). The trial court granted the motion and dismissed the cross-complaint. Comstock appeals. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
The Complaint and Cross-complaint
The litigation began with a complaint…
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