Quinlan v. Sugar-Gold

liThe plaintiffs, Mickey McGuinness Quinlan,.. Mackey Sugar Quinlan and Charles Brian Sugar, appeal the district court’s ruling which granted a special.motion to strike filed by the defendant, Melissa Sugar Gold. The defendant has appealed the district court’s denial of attorney fees and costs. For the following reasons, we affirm in part, reverse in part and remand with instructions.

FACTS

The parties are the members of the same family. The plaintiff, Charles Sugar, is the biological son of Alan Sugar (“Alan Sugar”);1 the defendant, Melissa Sugar *1178Gold, is Alan’s adopted daughter.2 The…