Saberi v. Zolfaghari
Appellant Andy Saberi and respondent Mehdi Zolfaghari invested with others in a television station. Saberi alleges that after Zolfaghari left the station, he made defamatory statements about Saberi in a television broadcast on a rival station. At trial, the jury concluded the allegedly defamatory statements could not reasonably be understood to be about Saberi.
On appeal, Saberi contends the trial court erred when it determined that his defamation claim based on Zolfagharis statements regarding a camera and camera parts was barred because those statements were not specified in his retraction letter. He also argues the court erred in failing to instruct the jury to consider the totality of the circumstances in determining whether the statements were defamatory and in responding to a jury question regarding which evidence they should consider. Court find no prejudicial error and affirm the judgment.
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