Civil Litigation,
Law Practice,
California Courts of Appeal
Dec. 18, 2009
Another SLAPP in the Face to Lawyers
Stephen Rohde of Rohde & Victoroff analyzes a case on anti-SLAPP litigation and whether lawyers can seek early dismissal of malpractice actions.
Stephen F. Rohde
Email: rohdevictr@aol.com
Stephen is a retired civil liberties lawyer and contributor to the Los Angeles Review of Books, is author of American Words for Freedom and Freedom of Assembly.
The courts have again ventured into the turbulent waters of anti-SLAPP litigation in the ongoing controversy over whether lawyers can secure early dismissal of legal malpractice actions.
On Dec. 2, 2009, in PediWave Corp. v Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (2009 DJDAR 16858), the 6th Appellate District reversed the granting of special motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP statute, Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.16. PediWave had sued its former lawyers for failin...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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