01/31/2005
No Statutory Protection Against Libel and Slander Claim Exists When Attorney Makes Comments Not Related to Facts Introduced into Evidence in the Underlying Proceeding
Longs Drugs Stores California, Inc. v. Shea, 2005 WL 91682 (Cal.App. 1 Dist. Jan. 18, 2005)
Brief Summary
Statutory protection against claims of slander or libel may be narrower than some attorneys think. Even if a lawyer’s comments are fairly closely related to the underlying proceeding (as was true here), an attorney may potentially be held liable for his or her comments about factual issues not directly involved in the underlying proceeding.
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