Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Larsen
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 24, 1982No. Civ. 24990PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WORK, J.
Following an aggressive election campaign, highlighted by intense media coverage, Julie Fisher lost her seat on the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education. Fisher blames her defeat on defamatory statements made by members of her successful challenger’s camp, and libels published in local newspapers.
In this defamation action, Fisher, acting as her own attorney, appeals summary judgments in favor of her successor, Yvonne Larsen, and certain Larsen campaign workers; summary judgments in favor of reporter Michael Scott-Blair and Copley Press Inc. (Copley); and orders…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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