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YOUNG v. CBS BROADCASTING, INC.

No. C064567.

212 Cal.App.4th 551 (2012)

151 Cal. Rptr. 3d 237

CAROLYN M. YOUNG, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CBS BROADCASTING, INC., et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

December 28, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis Wright Tremaine , Thomas R. Burke , Rochelle L. Wilcox and Jeff Glasser for Defendants and Appellants.

Ram, Olson, Cereghino & Kopczynski, Karl Olson ; Stephen J. Burns ; Karlene W. Goller and James W. Ewert for California Newspaper Publishers Association, McClatchy Newspapers, Bloomberg News, Los Angeles Times Communications and Tribune Company, Hearst Corporation, Reuters America, National Press Photographers Association, First Amendment Coalition, Californians Beware, and California Broadcasters Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

Christopher H. Whelan, Inc., and Christopher Whelan for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

NICHOLSON, J. —

CBS Broadcasting, Inc. (CBS), telecast a report regarding Carolyn M. Young, a court-appointed conservator. In its report, CBS dramatized allegations against Young of theft and battery while she served as conservator for an elderly woman. Young sued CBS for defamation. CBS filed an anti-SLAPP motion, asserting the First Amendment. Young prevailed in part. CBS appeals. We reverse because Young acted as a public official...

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