Following the partial summary judgment rulings in the SCO vs Novell Slander of Title case, Judge Kimball asked the parties in SCO v IBM to prepare by August 31, 2007, a statement of the status of this case.
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SCO filed a second amended complaint on February 6, 2006, containing the original slander of title claim as well as several new claims, including unfair competition, copyright infringement, and breaching a purported non-compete agreement.
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Writers, who claimed they came up with the idea of a similar series starring Spelling and husband Dean McDermott, filed a $ 60 million lawsuit against the series, citing breach of implied-in-fact contract, breach of fiduciary duty, slander of title, false advertising, and unfair business practices among other charges.
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A slander of title suit can be pursued with merit in a variety of circumstances including " the filing of an invalid lien against real property or virtually any type of recordable instrument recorded against a property by one without privilege which is untrue . " It is not a requirement that it be recorded, merely published, and in the broadest sense of the word .'Published'can even refer to the placement of a lawn sign in front of someone's property upon which is conveyed an untrue disparaging statement.
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The State of California has adopted the definition of slander of title set forth in section 624 of the " Restatement of Torts " as follows : " One who, without a privilege to do so, publishes matter which is untrue and disparaging to another's property in land, chattels or intangible things under such circumstances as would lead a reasonable man to foresee that the conduct of a third person as purchaser or lessee thereof might be determined thereby is liable for pecuniary loss resulting to the other from the impairment of vendibility thus caused ."
