Civil Litigation
Jul. 28, 2022
Duane Morris can’t avoid malpractice suit under anti-SLAPP
“Defendants failed to make a prima-facie showing that the causes of action alleged against them arise out of protected activity,” read the opinion by Justice Lamar W. Baker of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 5.
A California appellate court has ruled that Duane Morris LLP cannot rely on the anti-SLAPP law to get a lawsuit dismissed that accuses them of malpractice by helping an executive at the expense of their other clients who were partners in a company.
Russell W. Roten of Duane Morris LLP, who is being sued by the other partners in a freight forwarding company named Intelligent SDC LLC (ISCM) that the firm had represented, asked the 2nd Distri...
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