Doctor sued hospital for retaliation and discrimination after it terminated his contract. The hospital successfully filed an anti-SLAPP motion [CCP §425.16]. The appellate court affirmed, finding the hospital’s peer review proceedings qualified as protected activity under the statute. Nesson v. Northern Inyo County Local Hospital District (Cal. App. Fourth Dist., Div. 2; March 6, 2012) […]
Volunteer Coach Unvolunteered.
Volunteer coached fourth grade basketball team in an after school program. When a problem arose with one boy, the coach tried to work things out with his parents to no avail. The parents rallied others to remove the coach, and the coach was told not to return the next year. The coach, a lawyer who […]
Whistleblower Case Not Subject To Anti-SLAPP Motion To Strike.
A doctor reported to hospital authorities that some nurses who worked with him at a medical center failed to follow his instructions. In some instances, he believed the nurses endangered patients’ lives. One nurse refused to follow his order to shock a patient with defibrillator paddles. Another disobeyed his order to transfer a patient to […]
Libel Per Se; Motion Under CCP § 425.16 Anti-SLAPP Denied.
In an election for the Board of Directors of a homeowner’s association, one candidate wrote about another: “As you know, Board Members, like any elected representatives, owe allegiance and loyalty to the people who elect them. They may not self-serve or ‘feather their own nest[.]’ [The candidate] was on the Board and . . . […]
What Happens In Zimbabwe, Stays In Zimbabwe.
A lawyer provided an affidavit to support his client’s application for relief in a Zimbabwe court. The result in the foreign court could have influenced an action in a California court. The client’s application in Zimbabwe was denied and the lawyer was sued in California for malicious prosecution. The appellate court found the lawyer’s affidavit […]
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