Legal Opinion
Bierbower v. FHP, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 19, 1999No. G018307PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SILLS, P. J.
J.You cannot make a mountain out of a typo. Nor can you, at least in this case, make a defamation suit, (la) Today we hold that a discrepancy in an office memo concerning the date on which an alleged incident of sexual harassment took place is insufficient evidence of malice for purposes of whether a company investigation of the alleged harassment is protected by the “common interest” privilege against defamatory communications. (See Civ. Code, § 47, subd. (c).)
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Civil Code section 47, subdivision (c) extends a conditional privilege against defamation to communications made…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Lawson v. Boeing CompanyCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1990
- Cruey v. Gannett Co.California Court of Appeal · 1998
- Cruey v. GANNETT COMPANYCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
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3Cited by6 opinions
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