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CARNEY v. SANTA CRUZ WOMEN AGAINST RAPE

Docket No. H005385.

221 Cal.App.3d 1009 (1990)

271 Cal. Rptr. 30

STEVEN CARNEY, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SANTA CRUZ WOMEN AGAINST RAPE, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District.

June 27, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Morrison & Foerster, Harold J. McElhinny, Sheila R. Foster, Levy & Oppenheimer, Leslie F. Levy and David P. Oppenheimer for Defendant and Appellant.

Jane E. Bednar and David S. Sabih for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

ELIA, J.

Steven Carney sued Santa Cruz Women Against Rape (SCWAR) for libel, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress after SCWAR published in its periodic newsletter that Carney had assaulted and attempted to rape Karen W. The jury returned a verdict in Carney's favor and awarded him $7,500 in compensatory damages and $25,000 in punitive damages.

We conclude that the trial court erred in...

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