Westmont Maintenance Corp. v. Vance

Opinion

THORNE, Judge:

{1 Westmont Maintenance Corporation and Westmont Mirador, LLC (collectively Westmont 2 ) appeal from the district court's order dismissing their defamation complaint against attorney Dwayne A. Vance and imposing sanctions against Westmont in the amount of $2,600 to be paid to Vance to compensate him for the time he spent defending the case on his own behalf, We affirm.

BACKGROUND

[ 2 In 2010, Matthew and Whitney Shurt-liff retained Vance to represent them in a dispute they were having with their residential landlord, Westmont. The Shurtliffs had entered into a lease…