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3011 Spoken in the course of a chance encounter with a political foe at a shopping center, the words"thief" and "liar" are the type of loose, figurative language that nobody takes seriously and therefore qualify as expressions of opinion to which defamation liability does not attach; a party who makes a successful SLAPP motion is entitled to attorney fees incurred, even though its attorney handled the matter pro bono, with the understanding that if fees were awarded, it would reimburse the client for costs expended and retain the remaining balance as compensation.
ROSENAUR v SCHERER (Initiative Battle) 105 CR2 674 [See: CCP 425.16; Couch v San Juan USD 33 CA4 1491, T/AT 5/95; Desert Sun v Superior Court 97 CA3 49; Beilenson v Superior Court 44 CA4 944, T/AT 5/96; St Amant v Thompson 390 US 727; Greenbelt v Bresler 398 US 6; Trope v Katz 11 C4 274, T/AT 11/95; PLCM v Drexler 22 C4 1084, T/AT 6/00; Ketchum v Moses 24 C4 1122, T/AT 4/01]
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