Legal Opinion
Morningstar, Inc. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 18, 1994No. B075691PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, J.
Real party in interest brought an action against petitioners alleging libel and intentional interference with prospective economic advantage in connection with petitioners’ publication in their biweekly financial newsletter of a commentary criticizing real party’s advertisements in the Wall Street Journal. After the trial court overruled petitioners’ demurrer, they petitioned this court for writ of mandate. We summarily denied the petition. The California Supreme Court granted petitioners’ petition for review, and we thus vacated our order denying mandate, issuing an…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Blank v. KirwanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
- Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. FalwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
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- Rosenaur v. SchererCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2001
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