Legal Opinion
Noel v. River Hills Wilsons, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 5, 2003No. D040367PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MCCONNELL, P. J.
In this defamation action, plaintiff Brandon J. Noel appeals a summary judgment in favor of defendants River Hills Wilsons, Inc. (Wilsons) and its employee Shelly Santillan. Noel contends the conditional common-interest privilege of Civil Code 1 section 47, subdivision (c), amended in 1994 to be expressly made applicable to defamatory statements made without malice by a current or former employer to a prospective employer, did not arise because in making the statements, Santillan acted with malice. Alternatively, Noel contends the privilege did not arise because the…
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