California Court of Appeal

In an action for misappropriation of trade secrets, trial court orders are affirmed where: 1) the court properly granted plaintiff's anti-SLAPP motion as plaintiff met its burden of demonstrating the acts underlying the cross-complaint arose from protected activity and defendant failed to show a probability of prevailing on the cross-claim; and 2) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in the amount of attorney's fees awarded as the fees incurred were reasonable and not manifestly excessive.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/21/2009
• Published 07/21/2009

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• The Walker Law Firm, Joseph A. Walker and Jason Matthew Lamb, Newport Beach, for Defendant and Appellant., Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati, Ulrico S. Rosales and Michael J. Nader, Palo Alto, for Plaintiff and Respondent.