Gilbert v. National Enquirer, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ORTEGA, J.
We affirm the order denying defendant’s request for attorney fees and costs. The trial court committed no abuse of discretion by declining to name defendant as the prevailing party under Civil Code section 3344, subdivision (a), following plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal without prejudice of her causes of action for commercial appropriation of name and likeness brought under that statute. 1
Facts
Plaintiff Melissa Gilbert sued her former husband, Chester Harry Brink-man III, and appellant National Enquirer, Inc., for defamation and invasion of privacy. In 1995, the trial court…
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