Legal Opinion
Merrick v. Writers Guild of America, West, Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 25, 1982No. Civ. 62697PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
LILLIE, J.
Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. (Guild) appeals from an order denying its petition to compel arbitration 1 in an action brought against it by David Merrick; Merrick cross-appeals, requesting review of an order which sustained without leave to amend the demurrer to one of the causes of action of his complaint.
Merrick’s action seeks damages for malicious prosecution, abuse of process and “prima facie tort.” The complaint alleges: The Guild, pursuant to the 1977 Theatrical and Television Basic Agreement to which Merrick was a signatory, brought to arbitration a claim of two…
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- Berman v. Dean Witter & Co., Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1975
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