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California Courts of Appeal

Jun. 4, 2016

Appellate court overturns anti-SLAPP motion in breach of contract suit

The case of a Carson landowner suing the city for allegedly replacing him as the agent in charge of bringing an NFL team to the area will continue after a 2nd District Court of Appeal reversed a trial court's ruling.

By Justin Kloczko
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A breach of contract suit against the city of Carson over negotiations to bring an NFL team to town will continue after an appellate court overruled a trial court's anti-SLAPP ruling.

Plaintiff's attorneys allege landowner Richard Rand entered into an agreement with the city to be the agent in charge of negotiating with the NFL to bring a team to the city, but the city ...

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