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California Courts of Appeal

May 8, 2007

Panel Tosses $3 Million Libel Judgment Against Newspaper Publisher

SAN BERNARDINO - A state appeals court Friday tossed out a $3 million libel judgment against a Hesperia-based newspaper publisher who was sued over a series of stories criticizing San Bernardino County's contract with a counseling service.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN BERNARDINO - A state appeals court Friday tossed out a $3 million libel judgment against a Hesperia-based newspaper publisher who was sued over a series of stories criticizing San Bernardino County's contract with a counseling service.
      The 4th District Court of Appeal, in an unpublished opinion, found that Judge Christopher Warner err...

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