Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP suits) are meritless
lawsuits designed to punish parties for protected activities (the right to petition or free
speech). A party can move to strike a SLAPP suit by filing an anti-SLAPP motion.
(Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16.)1
There is a two-prong test: the moving party must show the
lawsuit arises from its protected activiti... More...   $0 (05-27-2020 - CA)

Ali Madani sued his next-door neighbor, Michael
Rabinowitz. Madani brought trespass and nuisance claims,
seeking to remove a portion of Rabinowitz’s fence, which
encroached on Madani’s property. Madani also sought to enjoin
Rabinowitz from continuing to park old, inoperable cars on a
driveway Madani owned, and to collect damages from Rabinowitz
for the latter’s past use of ... More...   $0 (02-25-2020 - CA)

In this appeal, plaintiffs and appellants Tesoro Refining &
Marketing Company LLC and Tesoro Socal Pipeline Company
LLC (Tesoro) appeal the denial of a writ of mandate seeking to
set aside a cleanup and abatement order (CAO) issued by
defendant and respondent Los Angeles Regional Water Quality
Control Board (Regional Board).1
Tesoro alleges that the trial judge erred in two... More...   $0 (11-23-2019 - CA)

November 2015, the Board of Supervisors (Board) of the County of Kern
approved a new zoning ordinance requiring permits for new oil and gas exploration,
drilling and production. The ordinance imposed a wide range of environmental and other
standards on permit applicants. It also adopted two procedural pathways for obtaining
permits when the proposed activity would be conducted on s... More...   $0 (11-20-2019 - CA)

The operative facts are taken from the complaint filed by plaintiffs Miller Marital
Deduction Trust, by and through its trustees Helen Miller and James Morris (Miller
Marital Trust) and Helen Miller, an individual (hereinafter also collectively referred to as
“Millers”), and the declarations and exhibits submitted in connection with Zurich’s antiSLAPP
motion.
A. Underlying Fede... More...   $0 (10-22-2019 - CA)

In this acrimonious dispute between neighbors over a
driveway easement, defendants Stephen and Tracy Lee appeal
the trial court’s denial of a motion pursuant to Code of Civil
Procedure section 425.16, the anti-SLAPP statute,1 directed at
three claims plaintiff Starview Property, LLC asserted for the
first time in its first amended complaint. Although the Lees’
motion was ti... More...   $0 (10-19-2019 - CA)

The facts in this case are not in dispute. Appellants purchased a San Francisco
property in 2000 (Property). They initially lived at the Property and obtained a
homeowners insurance policy from State Farm. Appellants moved out and began renting
the Property in 2003. They contacted their State Farm agent to inquire about appropriate
insurance coverage for the Property. At their dir... More...   $0 (09-30-2019 - CA)

The Jon Corn Law Firm, Jonathan C. Corn, Anders T. Aannestad, Arie L.
Spangler and Lee M. Andelin, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
This case concerns an appeal and cross appeal from the trial court's ruling on a
petition for writ of administrative mandate that James and Karla Lindstrom (the
Lindstroms) filed against the California Coastal Commission (the Commission)
challenging ... More...   $0 (09-20-2019 - CA)

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, Glenn R.
Salter, Judge. Affirmed.
Garner Health Law and Craig B. Garner for Defendants and Appellants.
Rutan & Tucker and Robert O. Owen for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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Defendant New Method Wellness, Inc. (New Method), runs a drug
treatment facility and houses some of its patients in three residences (... More...   $0 (09-14-2019 - CA)