GOLDMAN v. SAHL

No. 1 CA-CV 18-0687.

462 P.3d 1017 (2020)

Mark D. GOLDMAN, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. Mark K. SAHL, et al., Defendants/Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1.

FILED March 5, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilenchik & Bartness, P.C., Phoenix, By Dennis I. Wilenchik (argued), Goldman & Zwillinger PLLC, Scottsdale, By Paul J. Vaporean , Co-Counsels for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Jennings Haug & Cunningham LLP, Phoenix, By Jack R. Cunningham and James L. Csontos (argued), Counsel for Defendants/Appellees Mark K. Sahl, Kayla L. Sahl, Carpenter, Hazlewood, Delgado & Bolen, PLC, and Carpenter, Hazlewood, Delgado & Bolen, LLP.

Elardo, Bragg, Rossi & Palumbo, P.C., By Michael A. Rossi , Co-Counsel for Defendants/Appellees Mark K. Sahl and Kayla L. Sahl.

Jones, Skelton & Hochuli, P.L.C., By Mark D. Zukowski , Jefferson T. Collins , Sean M. Moore , Jonathan P. Barnes, Jr. (argued), Counsel for Defendants/Appellees Brown Community Management, Inc., The Villas at CopperWynd Associates, Ken Flynn, and Linda Flynn.

State Bar of Arizona, By Lisa M. Panahi and Richard L. Palmatier, Jr. , Counsel for the Amici Curiae the State Bar of Arizona.

Arizona Attorney General's Office, By Rusty D. Crandell (argued) and Anthony R. Napolitano , Counsel for the Amici Curiae Arizona Attorney General.

Ahwatukee Legal Office, P.C., By David L. Abney Co-Counsel for the Amici Curiae Consumer Law Firms.

Robbins & Curtin, PLLC, By Joel Robbins , Co-Counsel for the Amici Curiae Consumer Law Firms.

Judge Paul J. McMurdie delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Judge Jennifer M. Perkins joined. Judge Samuel A. Thumma specially concurred.


OPINION

¶1 Attorney Mark Goldman appeals the dismissal of his claims for defamation and abuse of process against another attorney, Mark Sahl, arising out of a letter Sahl sent to Goldman and others and a bar charge Sahl filed accusing Goldman of misconduct. We affirm the superior court's dismissal of the complaint...

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