JARROW FORMULAS, INC. v. LaMARCHE

No. S106503.

3 Cal.Rptr.3d 636 (2003)

31 Cal.4th 728

74 P.3d 737

JARROW FORMULAS, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Sandra Hogan LaMARCHE et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of California.

August 18, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Neal T. Wiener, Neal T. Wiener, Beverly Hills; Patton Boggs, Steven M. Schneebaum and Kathleen J. Lester, Wash., DC, for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Law Offices of Michael J. Piuze, Michael J. Piuze; Manning & Marder, Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez and David J. Wilson, Los Angeles, for Michael J. Piuze as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Justin M. Jacobs, Jr., as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Robie & Matthai, Edith R. Matthai, Kyle Kveton, Natalie A. Kouyoumdjian, Los Angeles, Marta A. Alcumbrac; Stephan, Oringher, Richman & Theodora, Los Angeles, Harry W.R. Chamberlain II, Robert M. Dato and Brian P. Barrow, for Defendants and Appellants.

Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Richard M. Frank, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Theodora Berger, Assistant Attorney General, Craig C. Thompson, Edward G. Weil and Susan S. Fiering, Deputy Attorneys General, for People of the State of California, ex rel. Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

Law Offices of James J. Moneer and James J. Moneer for Law Office of Herbert Hafif, Herbert Hafif, Greg K. Hafif, Cynthia D. Hafif, Aitken, Aitken & Cohn, Wylie Aitken, Darren Aitken, James J. Moneer and the Law Offices of James J. Moneer as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.


WERDEGAR, J.

The question presented is whether this malicious prosecution action is exempt from scrutiny under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (section 425.16), the anti-SLAPP1 statute. We conclude it is not. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of the Court of Appeal.

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