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Jun. 10, 2019

Attorney testifies in malpractice case she knows possible media lawsuit defense is anti-SLAPP motion

The Edwards Wildman Palmer attorney in charge of suing a British tabloid on behalf of a disbarred British barrister testified Friday she knows an anti-SLAPP motion is a possible defense by a media company, but the plaintiff suing her firm said she did not tell him that when estimating costs.

LOS ANGELES -The Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP attorney in charge of suing a British tabloid on behalf of a disbarred British barrister testified Friday she knows an anti-SLAPP motion is a possible defense by a media company, but the plaintiff suing her firm said she did not tell him that when estimating costs.

Dominique Shelton, the only member of the firm named specifically in the lawsuit by plaintiff Shahrokh Mireskandari, took the ...

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