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San Luis Obispo environmental scientist defamed in newspaper article. $1.1 million. San Luis Obispo County.

Summary

Activist local news publication runs defamatory story about local man and his business, refuses demand for retraction. 

The Case

  • Court and Case Number: San Luis Obispo Superior Court / CV130237
  • Type of Case: Defamation
  • Type of Result: Jury Verdict

The Attorneys

  • Attorney for the Plaintiff:

    Kerr & Wagstaffe LLP by  James Wagstaffe and Ivo Labar, San Francisco.

  • Attorney for the Defendant:

    James Duenow, San Luis Obispo.

    Berndt Ingo Brauer, San Jose.

    Law Offices of David S Vogel by David Vogel, San Luis Obispo.

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