The California Court of Appeal, Sixth District, answered this question in Sheppard v. Lightpost Museum Fund (2006) 146 Cal.App.4th 654. In that case the court held that a superior court cannot " . . . grant a motion to strike an arbitration claim filed only in an agreed arbitral forum and not asserted by the claimant in any complaint, cross-complaint or petition filed in … [Read more...] about Is An Arbitration Claim Subject To An Anti-SLAPP Motion?
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Truth Is A Defense To A Claim Of Defamation
Total read time: 2 minutes 49 seconds. "The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is." -Winston Churchill Truth is a complete defense to a claim of defamation. It is the great equalizer in any libel or slander suit. It is what the plaintiff's defamation lawyer fears the most; that what his … [Read more...] about Truth Is A Defense To A Claim Of Defamation
Los Angeles Superior Court Reduces Operations In Wake of Financial Crisis
Los Angeles litigants, lawyers, and court staff just got a jolt of reality this week when the planned "furloughs" began on Wednesday. If you don't know already, as a result of the financial crisis in California, the Los Angeles Superior Court was required to "substantially reduce its operations and furlough employees the third Wednesday of every month beginning … [Read more...] about Los Angeles Superior Court Reduces Operations In Wake of Financial Crisis
Los Angeles Superior Court Filing Fees Increase
Last year a Los Angeles Superior Court judge told me and another lawyer that "litigation is the sport of kings." Another judge in the same courthouse told me it's not really worth it to go to trial unless you have at least $500,000.00 in damages. Well, I guess they're right. As if it wasn't enough that California lawmakers totally mismanaged our economy and have … [Read more...] about Los Angeles Superior Court Filing Fees Increase