California Court of Appeal

Striking a malicious prosecution complaint, under the anti-SLAPP statute, was improper where claimant demonstrated that an attorney had no probable cause to file a malpractice claim; summary judgment for clients was proper where they relied on advice of counsel in filing the claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/16/2002
• Published 05/16/2002

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Michael F. Perlis, D. Wayne Jeffries, James W. Denison, Los Angeles, and Deborah Drooz, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bohm, Francis, Kegel & Aguilera and Craig A. Kegel, Irvine, for Defendants and Respondents Mar-Jeanne Tendler and Arthur Tendler., Robie & Matthai, Edith R. Matthai and Natalie A. Kouyoumdjian, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents Robert C. Rosen and The Law Office of Rosen and Associates.