Justice ERICKSON delivered the Opinion of the Court.
We granted certiorari to determine whether the recording of a notice of a lis pendens constitutes a privileged statement made in the course of a judicial proceeding and, if such notice is not absolutely privileged, what the proper measure of damages is. The district court awarded substantial damages against petitioner Westfield Development Company (Westfield) in favor of respondent Rifle Investment Associates (RIA...
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