Legal Opinion
D.C. v. R.R.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 15, 2010No. B207869PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MALLANO, P. J.
A 15-year-old high school student was pursuing a career in entertainment and maintained a Web site for that purpose. Several of his fellow students posted messages at the Web site, making derogatory comments about his perceived sexual orientation and threatening him with bodily harm.
The aggrieved student and his parents filed this action against the other students and their parents, alleging a statutory claim under California’s hate crimes laws (Civ. Code, §§ 51.7, 52.1) and common law claims for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. In response,…
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