BURDETTE v. CARRIER CORP.

No. C050299.

71 Cal.Rptr.3d 185 (2008)

158 Cal.App.4th 1668

John J. BURDETTE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CARRIER CORPORATION et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeal of California, Third District.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing February 14, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tucker, Ellis & West, Irene C. Keyse-Walker, Lawrence A. Callaghan, San Francisco; Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Claudia J. Robinson; for Defendants and Appellants.

Kenyon Yeates, Riegels Campos & Kenyon, Charity Kenyon, Sacramento; Anthony J. Poidmore, Roseville, for Plaintiff and Respondent.


BLEASE, J.

In this defamation action, plaintiff John Burdette sued his former employer, Carrier Corporation, and several of Carrier's employees for slanderous statements made by the employees regarding the circumstances surrounding Burdette's resignation from Carrier.

Prior to this action, Carrier brought a diversity action against Burdette in the federal district court seeking to recover money it claimed Burdette owed the company. Burdette filed a cross-claim...

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