Is there a cause of action for conspiracy to defame?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Underwood v. CBS, Inc., 150 Cal.App.3d 460, 198 Cal.Rptr. 48 (Cal. App. 1984):
In order to state a cause of action for conspiracy to defame, Underwood had to successfully state an action for the underlying defamation. (Okun v. Superior Court, supra, 29 Cal.3d at p. 454, 175 Cal.Rptr. 157, 629 P.2d 1369 [conspiracy is not actionable without a wrong].) Underwood failed in that attempt because the remarks were protected opinion; therefore, her action for conspiracy to defame also fails.
3. Underwood did not state a cause of action for violation of the right of privacy.
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