Justice Cuellar's Law and Economics of Interestedness

FilmOn.com Inc. v. Doubleverify Inc., No. S244157 (Cal. May 6, 2019)

The California Supreme Court has granted review of a number of important cases dealing with Code of Civil Procedure § 425.16(e)(4)—the anti-SLAPP-statute’s “catchall” provision. This is a big one.

No Rams, No Chargers, But Maybe Intentional Interference

Rand Res., LLC v. City of Carson, No. S235735 (Cal. Feb. 4, 2019)

I gave this anti-SLAPP case short shrift when it was decided by the Court of Appeal, thinking that it was a pretty straightforward application of the rule that would soon be enunciated by the Supreme Court in Park, decided shortly thereafter. The Supreme Court granted review. In a unanimous opinion by Justice Cuellar, the Court parses the case a little more closely than I or the Court of Appeal did.

A Trade Association Is Not an Official Proceeding

Kettler v. Gould, No. B282160 (D2d8 Apr. 20, 2018)

Some Heirs are upset with the Trustee who manages their late parents’ trust, to which Heirs are beneficiaries. Heirs complained about Trustee’s conduct, quite vociferously. They accused him of embezzlement, elder abuse, perjury, and a bunch of other bad stuff to, among others, FINRA, the California Department of Insurance, the Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards, Trustee’s employer, and an insurance company.