California Court of Appeal

PAUL v. FRIEDMAN, B142814

Where a lawyer-s investigative acts in the course of prosecuting his clients- arbitration claims against a securities broker did not involve an issue under consideration or review in the arbitration, they were not acts in furtherance of his free speech rights within the meaning of California-s anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/29/2002
• Published 01/29/2002

Judges

• BOLAND, J.*

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Keesal, Young & Logan, Samuel A. Keesal, Jr., Neal S. Robb and Dawn M. Schock, Long Beach, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Ohashi & Priver and Mark S. Priver, Pasadena, for Defendant and Appellant.