Charney v. Brown CA2/5
Plaintiff and appellant Dov Charney appeals from the trial court’s order granting defendant and respondent Colleen Brown’s special motion to strike Charney’s complaint (anti-SLAPP motion) under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16. Following Charney’s highly publicized and contentious termination as chairman and CEO of American Apparel, Inc., Brown, the then-current chairperson, distributed an e-mail to the company’s employees assuring them that Charney would not be returning to American Apparel in either capacity, and explaining the underlying reasons for his termination. Charney sued Brown and American Apparel, claiming the e-mail was defamatory and showed him in a false light. Defendants filed a special motion to strike the complaint.
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