Legal Opinion
Young v. CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 28, 2012No. C064567PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NICHOLSON, J.
CBS Broadcasting, Inc. (CBS), telecast a report regarding Carolyn M. Young, a court-appointed conservator. In its report, CBS dramatized allegations against Young of theft and battery while she served as conservator for an elderly woman. Young sued CBS for defamation. CBS filed an anti-SLAPP motion, asserting the First Amendment. Young prevailed in part. CBS appeals. We reverse because Young acted as a public official for purposes of defamation law and failed to show CBS’s report was made with actual malice.
FACTS
Young has worked as a professional conservator and fiduciary…
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