## Citation reference Silberg v. Anderson (1990) 50 Cal.3d 205, 266 Cal.Rptr. 638, 786 P.2d 365 ## Holding The California Supreme Court rejected an “interest of justice” exception to the litigation privilege. It described the privilege as protecting communications made in judicial or quasi-judicial proceedings by authorized participants, to advance the litigation's objects, with a logical connection to the action. The protection was absolute even where an allegedly improper motive was asserted. The opinion distinguished malicious-prosecution actions from the tort claims covered by the privilege. (50 Cal.3d at pp. 212–220.) The dispute arose from representations concerning a psychologist in a marital dissolution proceeding. The court reversed the Court of Appeal and directed reinstatement of the trial court's dismissal. This note describes the 1990 holding; later statutory exceptions and subsequent treatment require separate review. ## Sources - [Court opinion](https://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/3d/50/205.html), decided February 26, 1990; opinion checked October 25, 2026. - The explanation above is an original paraphrase of the court's opinion.