Court of Appeal reverses denial of anti-SLAPP motion, rejecting trial court’s reliance on the public interest exception
In a dispute over a water-related assessment, the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association sued not only the Coachella Valley Water District but also several members of its board, several consultants to the District, and the District’s general manager, based on their involvement in the approval of
Ninth Circuit adopts GMSR’s arguments, reversing denial of qualified immunity and anti-SLAPP relief
After a news report that two people were suing the City of Pasadena and its police chief based on an allegedly unconstitutional search of their home, the police chief issued a press release regarding the claim. The press release included links to bodycam footage of
GMSR persuades Court of Appeal that mobilehome park owner did not create a nuisance by installing solar panels
In 1984, GMSR’s client, Canyon View, obtained a use permit to construct a mobilehome park. The permit required 50% of the park’s land to be maintained as “open space.” Three decades later, Canyon View obtained permits and installed a solar energy system. The City of
Ninth Circuit affirms summary judgment for GMSR’s sheriff deputy client
Plaintiff sued deputy sheriffs and their supervising sergeant, alleging that the deputies had used excessive force against him. The jury found that one of the deputies had used excessive force but that he reasonably believed that the force was not excessive. The Ninth Circuit affirmed
Court of Appeal reverses more than $5 million in civil penalties and attorney fees assessed against GMSR’s property-owner client
GMSR’s clients own multiple residential properties in Oakland. The City of Oakland sued them, alleging building code violations and seeking civil penalties and a permanent injunction under the Oakland Municipal Code. The trial court found code violations at five properties and granted the City’s requests
GMSR persuades California Supreme Court that economic loss rule doesn’t bar all fraudulent concealment claims between contracting parties
Courts have split over whether a plaintiff can assert a tort claim for fraudulent concealment during the performance of a contract, or whether such claims are barred by the common-law economic loss rule. The California Supreme Court accepted the Ninth Circuit’s request to resolve the
Michael Jackson’s will empowered his estate executors to enter into a business transaction with a third party, Court of Appeal holds
For 15 years, the executors of Michael Jackson’s estate have been managing estate assets and operating his businesses. The executors petitioned the probate court to approve a transaction in which the estate would transfer some assets to a joint venture with a third party, in
Court of Appeal affirms summary judgment for property manager in premises liability dispute
A residential tenant was injured inside her rented home and sued the property’s former management company, GMSR’s client, for premises liability. The management company moved for summary judgment, arguing that it could not be liable to the tenant as a matter of law. The trial
Published Court of Appeal opinion decides statute of limitations for breaches of spousal fiduciary duties
Over the course of a 30-year marriage, the wife worked as an independent contractor for a business owned by her husband (GMSR’s client). During divorce proceedings, the wife claimed the husband had breached his spousal fiduciary duty by taking excessive withholdings from her separate property
Court of Appeal sides with GMSR’s client in Proposition 218 tax measure election case
The City of Riverside held a regularly scheduled City Council runoff election and included a city tax measure on the same ballot. Voters approved the tax measure, but a taxpayer group challenged it. The group argued that the City had referred to the runoff election
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