Legal Opinion
Robertson v. Rodriguez
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 29, 1995No. B075094PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KLEIN, P. J.
Plaintiff and appellant John O. Robertson (Robertson) appeals a judgment striking his complaint and dismissing his action pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 and awarding $15,000 in attorney fees to defendants Alex Rodriguez (Rodriguez), Jack Cluck, Joseph Graffio and David Silva (collectively, defendants). 1
Defendants also appeal, seeking review of the trial court’s attorney fees ruling, and contend they were entitled to an award of $23,847.
The issues include whether section 425.16 is applicable to a cause of action which arose before its effective date, the…
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