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CHILTON v. CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

No. 2 CA-CV 2005-0115.

148 P.3d 91 (2006)

James K. CHILTON, Jr. and Chilton Ranch and Cattle Company, an Arizona partnership, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, INC., a New Mexico corporation; Martin Taylor; Shane Jimerfield; and Andrew John Schneller, Defendants/Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 2, Department B.

December 6, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Birch, Horton, Bittner and Cherot By Gregory S. Fisher, Anchorage, Alaska and Jaburg & Wilk, P.C. By Kraig J. Marton, Phoenix, Attorneys for Plaintiffs/Appellees.

Haralson, Miller, Pitt, Feldman & McAnally, P.L.C. By Stanley G. Feldman, Tucson, and Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP By Susan E. Seager, Los Angeles, California, and Thomas R. Burke, San Francisco, California, Attorneys for Defendants/Appellants.

Gil Venable, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amici Curiae, Arizona Wildlife Federation, Forest, Guardians, Maricopa Audubon Society and The Sierra Club.

Fennemore Craig By Norman D. James and Janice Procter-Murphy, Phoenix, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae and Arizona Cattle Growers Association.

OPINION

BRAMMER, Judge.

¶ 1 Appellants Center for Biological Diversity, Inc., Martin Taylor, Shane Jimerfield, and A.J. Schneller (CBD) appeal from a jury verdict finding them liable for defaming appellees James K. Chilton, Jr., and Chilton Ranch and Cattle Company (Chilton) and interfering with Chilton's business expectations, and awarding Chilton $100,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages. CBD argues that the Internet...

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