Watters

Filed 5/9/25 Watters v. Liu CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

ANDREW G. WATTERS,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

A168766

v. ZHENG LIU, (San Mateo County Super. Ct. No. 22-CIV-04056) Defendant and Appellant.

Andrew G. Watters and Zheng Liu are both attorneys licensed in the State of California who came to know each other through Watters’s representation of Liu’s former girlfriend in connection with her restraining order request. Shortly after Watters concluded his representation, Liu posted negative statements about Watters on Yelp. Watters sued Liu for libel, libel per se, false light, and “tortious interference with business practices.” Liu filed a special motion to strike the complaint in its entirety as a strategic lawsuit…