Legal Opinion
Carney v. Santa Cruz Women Against Rape
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 27, 1990No. H005385PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELIA, J.
Steven Carney sued Santa Cruz Women Against Rape (SCWAR) for libel, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress after SCWAR published in its periodic newsletter that Carney had assaulted and attempted to rape Karen W. The jury returned a verdict in Carney’s favor and awarded him $7,500 in compensatory damages and $25,000 in punitive damages.
We conclude that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury that SCWAR’s negligence was an element of libel and in failing to instruct the jury that proof of New York Times malice (New York Times Co. v.…
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