Legal Advertisement: Defendants Aaron Wong and Tianqi Liu, as personal representatives of the Estate of Sylvia Tang and co-trustees of the Sylvia Tang Trust (collectively, the Tang Estate), appeal from a trial court order denying a special motion to strike under...
Year: 2019
ACTOR SHIA LABEOUF’S ANTI-SLAPP MOTION DENIED BY CALIFORNIA COURT
Legal Advertisement: This lawsuit arises out of an altercation between plaintiff David Bernstein, a bartender, and defendant Shia LaBeouf, an actor. LaBeouf confronted Bernstein and called him a “racist” after Bernstein refused to serve LaBeouf and his companion...
WHEN MUST A CALIFORNIA FAMILY COURT TAKE EVIDENCE?
Legal Advertisement: Richard Anthony Pasco (Richard) appeals from a postjudgment order denying his request for an order terminating spousal support. He claims the trial court abused its discretion by denying his request on the first day of trial “without ever actually...
WHEN IS ATTORNEY REFERRAL UNDER B&P § 6155 ILLEGAL? LEGALMATCH?
Legal Advertisement: LegalMatch.com (LegalMatch) is an online service company that connects individuals seeking legal assistance to lawyers who have purchased a LegalMatch subscription. LegalMatch sued Dorian Jackson, a lawyer, when he allegedly failed to pay for his...
WHAT IS THE CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCE RULE FOR CUSTODY AND VISITATION?
Legal Advertisement: Tanya McKean appealed from the trial court’s order granting sole legal and physical custody of her two younger children in favor of their father, Scott McKean. Tanya claimed the court abused its discretion by modifying the parties’ custody order...
COURT AFFIRMS DENIAL OF ANTI-SLAPP MOTION FOR FACEBOOK POSTING!
Legal Advertisement: Plaintiff and respondent Cynthia Briganti sued defendant and appellant Keith Chow for defamation and intentional interference with prospective economic advantage after Chow posted a comment on Facebook stating, among other things, that Briganti...
“SHAKESPEARE ASKED, ‘WHAT’S IN A NAME?’” ON FLARPLS.
Legal Advertisement: Family law practitioners should read this opinion with the following in mind: “[F]amily law court is a court of equity . . . .” (E.g., In re Marriage of Boswell (2014) 225 Cal.App.4th 1172, 1174.) Appellate attack upon a discretionary trial court...
COURT GRANTS ANTI-SLAPP MOTION FOR DEFENDANT ATTORNEY!
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT: Mina Litinsky appealed from an order striking her claims against respondent Jayne Kaplan under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (the anti-SLAPP statute).1 Litinsky was the defendant in a prior lawsuit in which Kaplan, an attorney,...
COURT AFFIRMS DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO SUPPRESS IN COCAINE DRUG CASE
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT: Following a traffic stop, officers searched Brandon Lance Lee's car without a warrant and discovered 56 grams of cocaine, a firearm, and other items associated with selling narcotics. After Lee was charged with various drug and weapons offenses,...
COURT AFFIRMS GRANTING OF DEFAMATION ANTI-SLAPP MOTION.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT: After a client fired her attorney and his firm, the firm placed a lien on the client’s further recovery and then sued the client’s daughter for defaming them in several online reviews. The daughter moved to dismiss the defamation claim under our...