LEMMON, Justice.
In this litigation between two attorneys, plaintiff seeks recovery of damages resulting from allegedly defamatory statements made in a brief filed by defendant in earlier domestic proceedings. After a trial on the merits, the trial court awarded plaintiff damages in the amount of $1,500. The court of appeal affirmed, holding that the statements were defamatory and rejecting the defenses of truth and of qualified privilege. The court noted that the...
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