By Sindhu Sundar
Law360, New York (January 24, 2013, 10:54 PM ET) -- A California appeals court on Thursday allowed Davis Shapiro Lewit & Hayes LLP to proceed with claims against an auditor whom it accused of defamation after he allegedly told rock band Linkin Park that the firm had botched royalty negotiations with Warner Brothers Entertainment Inc.
A three-judge appeals panel found that the auditor, Paul Hutchinson, did not show enough evidence that the contentious remarks in his report to Linkin Park were protected under California's anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation law. The law guards free speech and the...
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