What is the scope of the "coercion" exception in the context of defamatory statements?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Live Oak Publishing Co. v. Cohagan, 234 Cal.App.3d 1277, 286 Cal.Rptr. 198 (Cal. App. 1991):
The "coercion" aspect of the exception applies "where the originator of the defamatory statement has reason to believe that the person defamed will be under a strong compulsion to disclose the contents of the defamatory statement to a third person after he has read it or been informed of its contents. [Citations.]" (McKinney v. County of Santa Clara (1980) 110 Cal.App.3d 787, 796, 168 Cal.Rptr. 89.)
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