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Civil Litigation

Dec. 3, 2018

Plaintiff prevails in case that made new anti-SLAPP law

It was a fairly typical breach of fiduciary duty case in Los Angeles Superior Court that resulted in a $3.5 million jury verdict recently, but only after it made new case law regarding the anti-SLAPP statute used to knock down frivolous lawsuits seeking to chill speech.

Plaintiff prevails in case that made new anti-SLAPP law
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It was a fairly typical breach of fiduciary duty case in Los Angeles Superior Court that resulted in a $3.5 million jury verdict recently, but only after it made new case law regarding the anti-SLAPP statute used to knock down frivolous lawsuits seeking to chill speech.

The jury delivered $2.5 million for breach of fiduciary duty and $1 million in punitive damages in late November to Robert Baral, who sued fellow partner David Schni...

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