California Court of Appeal

In an action for breach of contract and common counts brought by a provider of court reporting services: 1) the trial court's order denying the defendants' anti-SLAPP motion to strike is affirmed, where the causes of action did not arise from the defendants' free speech or petitioning activities, since they were only incidental to the "principal thrust or gravamen" of the complaint; and 2) attorney's fees are awarded to the plaintiff, as the appeal was frivolous.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/20/2012
• Published 04/20/2012

Judges

• Suzukawa

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Timothy D. Rand-Lewis, Law Offices of Philip Landsman