TAXPAYER AND CONSUMER RIGHTS v. GARAMENDI

No. B176461.

34 Cal.Rptr.3d 368 (2005)

132 Cal.App.4th 1375

The FOUNDATION FOR TAXPAYER AND CONSUMER RIGHTS et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. John GARAMENDI, as Insurance Commissioner, etc., et al., Defendants; Mercury Insurance Group, Intervener and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Eight.

September 27, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas L. Hallett, Joseph B. Miller, Marc J. Levine; and Victor Poltrock, Los Angeles, for Intervener and Appellant Mercury Insurance Group.

Harvey Rosenfield and Pamela M. Pressley for Plaintiff and Respondent the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights.

Mark Savage, San Francisco, and Norma Garcia, Costa Mesa, for Plaintiffs and Respondents Consumers Union of U.S., Inc., Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Los Angeles, and National Council of La Raza.

Richard A. Marcantonio, San Rafael, and Michelle N. Rodriguez for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


FLIER, J.

Mercury Insurance Group (Mercury) appeals an award of attorney fees and costs following a denial of its special motion to strike a petition and complaint as a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP).1 Mercury was not a named defendant but obtained leave to intervene in the action for the express purpose of filing a special motion to strike. The trial court found...

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