California Court of Appeal
McConnell v. Innovative Artists Talent and Literary Agency, Inc., B205533
In an dispute involving an employment contract, trial court judgment is affirmed where the trial court properly denied defendant's motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute as plaintiff's retaliation and wrongful termination claims did not arise from defendant's protected First Amendment activity.
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/24/2009
- Published 06/24/2009
Judges
- O'NEILL, J.*
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Paul A. Blechner for Defendant and Appellant., Freedman & Taitelman, Bryan J. Freedman and Gerald L. Greengard, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Respondent Michael A. McConnell., Lavely & Singer, Martin D. Singer, William J. Briggs II and Brigit K. Connelly, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Respondent Ben Press.