California Court of Appeal
Dougherty v. Haag, G038335
In a case involving a procedural fairness inquiry by plaintiff expert witness brought to overturn his censure by a gatekeeper organization (AFTE) founded to promote the integrity of expert testimony, denial of plaintiff's writ of mandate to overturn censure is affirmed over claims of error that: 1) plaintiff was not afforded notice and opportunity to be heard by AFTE; 2) plaintiff's censure was contrary to California's litigation privilege; 3) judgment on the pleadings was not correct; and 4) AFTE's anti-SLAPP motion was frivolous.
Appellate Information
- Decided 07/28/2008
- Published 07/29/2008
Judges
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Levin & Oberman, Jeffrey T. Oberman, Beverly Hills; Law Offices of Arezou Kohan, Arezou Kohan; Golden & Fonte and Edmund W. Golden, Metairie, LA, for Plaintiff and Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Green & Hall, Brian C. Plante, Eurus Cady, Markus D. Self, Santa Ana; Law Offices of Alan E. Wisotsky and Alan E. Wisotsky, Oxnard, for Defendants and Respondents.