Everyone has a duty to refrain from publishing false statements that tend to injure another in his or her profession. Cal. Civ. Code § 46. They each breached this duty when they made statements to Chevron investigators and industry clients that Mr. Duste “frequented strip clubs and brothels” with clients, despite the fact that those statements were untrue, and despite the fact that plaintiff would have to continue 2 Although negligent infliction of emotional distress and negligent interference with contract are more specific causes of action they are also governed by the duty-breach-causation-damages rule.

These publications included false and defamatory statements (in violation of California Civil Code section 46.)” (Id., ¶ 19.)

SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE (2004). Statements are defamation per se when they (i) defame without the need for an explanation (Cal. Civ. Code § 45a), (ii) tend to directly injure the “plaintiff’s business by imputing something with reference to the plaintiff’s business that has a natural tendency to lessen its profits” (Mann, 120 Cal. App. 4th at 107, citing Cal. Civ. Code § 46), or (iii) imply defamatory content without the necessity of knowing extrinsic explanatory matter. MacLeod v. Tribune Publ’g Co., 52 Cal. 2d 536, 548–50 (1959).

Civ. Code § 45 ....................................................................................................................................14 Case 1:17-cv-01056-DAD-BAM Document 175 Filed 02/19/19 Page 5 of 26 v Case No. 1:17-cv-01056-DAD-BAM ROADRUNNER’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND/OR SUMMARY ADJUDICATION AS TO PLAINTIFF JEFFREY COX’S CLAIMS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Cal. Civ. Code §§ 45, 46 ............................................................................................................................14 Cal. Civ. Code § 46 ....................................................................................................................................14 Cal. Civil Code § 47(b) ..............................................................................................................................14 Cal.

229 F.R.D. 166 (E.D. Cal. 2005) ............................................................................. 18 Wynn v. Chanos, 75 F. Supp. 3d 1228 (N.D. Cal. 2014) ..................................................................... 15 Case 2:16-cv-03382-JAK-SS Document 53-1 Filed 01/25/17 Page 5 of 26 Page ID #:1081 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Case No: 2:16-cv-03382 JAK (SSx) – v – DEFENDANTS’ MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES IN SUPPORT OF THEIR MOTION TO DISMISS PLAINTIFFS’ FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM UPON WHICH RELIEF MAY BE GRANTED (FRCP 12(b)(6)); MOTION TO STRIKE THE FIRST AND SECOND CAUSES OF ACTION AS REDUNDANT (FRCP 12(f)) R EE D S M IT H L LP A li m ite d lia bi lit y pa rtn er sh ip fo rm ed in th e St at e of D el aw ar e Statutes Cal. Civ. Code, § 45 ........................................................................................................ 8 Cal. Civ. Code, § 46 ........................................................................................................ 8 Cal. Civ. Code, § 47(b) ................................................................................................. 15 Cal.

California Civil Code § 45 provides: “Libel is a false and unprivileged publication by writing, printing, picture, effigy, or other fixed representation to the eye, which exposes any person to hatred, contempt, ridicule, or obloquy, or which causes him to be shunned or avoided, or which has a tendency to injure him in his occupation.” California Civil Code § 46 provides: Slander is a false and unprivileged publication, orally uttered, and also communications by radio or any mechanical or other means....” Plaintiffs fail to plead that Moving Defendant, personally, published any defamatory statement orally or in writing with regard to any Plaintiff. The FAC as against Moving Defendant is based on Plaintiffs’ allegations that “his corporation, Daylight CIS” has provided technology which other Defendants have used to allegedly violate privacy rights, and that “Yosef Taitz through Daylight CIS shared the private information of Plaintiffs’ with his wife, Orly Taitz.”

Civ. Code § 45 .................................................................................................... 17 Cal. Civ. Code § 45a .................................................................................................. 17 Cal. Civ. Code § 46 .................................................................................................... 17 Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 425.

Because it has not pled a writing, Luxpro can only assert a claim for slander. Cal. Civ. Code § 46. The statute of limitations for slander in Arkansas is one year, however.

It is to be labeled a drunk, and at that a drunk who is unwilling to be truthful about their problem and who is therefore unfit for their work. Just as the Court recognized about a false imputation of syphilis, a false imputation that one is an unrepentant alcoholic unfit for their profession is also slander per se under California Civ. Code, § 46. A more powerful guarantee of emotional distress in the instant case is that the false imputation is not second hand to one’s spouse, it is directly to the plaintiffs.

CV 07 5642 BZ 16 Case 3:07-cv-05642-BZ Document 36 Filed 02/19/2008 Page 19 of 25 unwilling to be truthful about their problem and who is therefore unfit for their work. Just as the Court recognized about a false imputation of syphilis, a false imputation that one is an unrepentant alcoholic unfit for their profession is also slander per se under California Civ. Code, § 46. A more powerful guarantee of emotional distress in the instant case is that the false imputation is not second hand to one’s spouse, it is directly to the plaintiffs.