Legal Opinion
Cole v. Patricia a. Meyer & Associates, APC
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 8, 2012No. B227712; No. B230271PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EPSTEIN, P. J.
This case involves causes of action for malicious prosecution and defamation against attorneys of record in a prior case. As to the causes of action for malicious prosecution, we hold, among other things, that the attorneys’ anti-SLAPP1 special motions to strike (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16.) were improperly granted, and that attorneys who appear on all of the pleadings and papers filed for the plaintiffs in the underlying case cannot avoid liability for malicious prosecution merely by showing that they took a passive role in that case as standby counsel who would try the…
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