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SMITH v. MALDONADO

No. A080411.

85 Cal.Rptr.2d 397 (1999)

72 Cal.App.4th 637

Donald C. SMITH et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. Ron MALDONADO et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division Three.

As Modified June 23, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert E. Polonsky, Daly City, Counsel for appellants.

Franchetti & Rystsrom, Michael Franchetti, San Francisco, Tiffany Rystrom, Counsel for respondents.

McGUINESS, P.J.

Can a defamatory innuendo be created by the act of "highlighting" or visibly emphasizing certain selected passages in a concededly truthful and accurate newspaper article? May an action for defamation lie against persons who copy and disseminate such a truthful newspaper article, after having themselves highlighted one portion of the article that mentions other individuals in a context or manner that inferentially associates those individuals with...

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