California Court of Appeal

In an action arising out of a landlord-tenant dispute, judgment for Plaintiff is reversed, where 1) the litigation privilege precluded Plaintiff's malicious prosecution claims; and 2) a client who provides a copy of a contract to counsel, when seeking legal advice, is not obligated to point out any particular provision to the lawyer as a prerequisite to the advice-of-counsel defense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/19/2009
• Published 06/19/2009

Judges

• RUBIN, J.*

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nagler & Associates, Lawrence H. Nagler and David F. Berry for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, Roy G. Weatherup, Caroline E. Chan, Los Angeles;  Law Offices of Sherwood and Hardgrove, Don C. Sherwood;  Hinshaw & Culbertson, John W. Sheller and Filomena E. Meyer, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Appellants.