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McGarry v. University of San Diego

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 17, 2007No. D048103PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

McDONALD, J.

Plaintiff Kevin McGarry’s employment was terminated by the University of San Diego (University) as its head football coach in 2003. McGarry subsequently filed a lawsuit against University seeking damages for employment termination, and against University and others for defamation. The employment termination aspect of McGarry’s lawsuit is not involved in the present appeal.

The present appeal involves McGarry’s claims against University and two University officials, Robert Pastoor and Mary Lyons, for defamation. These claims were premised first on statements contained in a…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. v. ConnaughtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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3Cited by51 opinions

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