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MICROSOFT CORP. v. YOKOHAMA TELECOM CORP.

No. SA CV 97-0775-GLT SF.

993 F.Supp. 782 (1998)

MICROSOFT CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. YOKOHAMA TELECOM CORPORATION, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, C.D. California.

February 5, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jane H. Barrett, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for Plaintiff.

Stephen F. Dial, Anaheim, Hills, CA, for Defendant.

ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY ADJUDICATION

TAYLOR, District Judge.

The court holds the broad wording of California's privileged publication statute, California Civil Code § 47(d), can accord an absolute privilege to a litigant's paid newspaper announcement of a lawsuit's allegations.

I. BACKGROUND

Microsoft Corporation sued defendants for copyright and trademark infringement. Defendant Yokohama counterclaimed, contending it was damaged...

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