Legal Opinion
Premier Medical Management Systems, Inc. v. California Insurance Guarantee Ass'n
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 6, 2006No. B179325PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
EPSTEIN, P. J.
The principal issue on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in denying a special motion to strike a complaint under the anti-SLAPP law, Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (strategic lawsuit against public participation, hereafter section 425.16). The dispute originated in efforts by insurers and employers to obtain a determination from the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) as to whether the plaintiff Premier Medical Management Systems, Inc. was improperly representing treating physicians in WCAB proceedings. Premier and five affiliated treating…
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