Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Assn. v. Chin

514 Argued and submitted February 4, affirmed December 22, 2021 CHINESE CONSOLIDATED BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION, an Oregon nonprofit corporation, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Gene M. CHIN, Tony Hui, Kitson Yu, and Michael Chi-Wei Chang, Defendants-Appellants. Multnomah County Circuit Court 18CV58264; A172078

504 P3d 1196

Defendant appeals the trial court’s denial of attorney fees for a special motion to strike. That motion became moot before being adjudicated on the merits due to a voluntary dismissal of the original matter. Relying on the application of a similar California statute, defendant argues…