Legal Opinion
Issa v. Applegate
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided January 24, 2019No. D072375PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAaron, J.
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INTRODUCTION
During the course of the 2016 political campaign to represent the 49th Congressional District, challenger candidate Doug Applegate's campaign ran two television advertisements about incumbent Darrell Issa that Issa contends were false and defamatory. Issa filed a lawsuit against Applegate, *695Doug Applegate for Congress, Inc., and Robert Dempsey (the respondents), alleging a cause of action for libel based on statements made in these two television advertisements.
In response to the lawsuit, the respondents filed a special motion to strike the complaint, pursuant to Code of Civil…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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