California Court of Appeal

In plaintiffs' wrongful death suit, claiming that the defective wheelchair caused the decedent to burn to death, trial court's denial of defendants' motion to strike plaintiff's complaint under the anti-SLAPP law is affirmed as, plaintiffs' lawsuit did not arise from protected speech or petitioning activity within the meaning of section 425.16

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/27/2010
• Published 01/27/2010

Judges

• ELIA, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Neil L. Shapiro, for Defendant and Appellant., Carcione, Cattermole, Dolinski, Okimoto, Stucky, Ukshini, Markowitz & Carcione and Joseph W. Carcione, Jr., Neal A. Markowitz and Chad E. DeVeaux, for Plaintiffs and Respondents.