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PAIVA v. NICHOLS

No. H031451.

168 Cal.App.4th 1007 (2008)

MICHAEL PAIVA, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JAMES NICHOLS et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District.

November 26, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pedersen, Siehl & Brodies, Richard R. Pedersen; Hayes, Davis, Bonino, Ellingson, McLay & Scott, Mark G. Bonino and Cherie M. Sutherland for Defendant and Appellant James Nichols.

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker and Michael C. Douglass for Defendant and Appellant Peter McSweeney.

Roeca Haas Hager, Russell S. Roeca, Daniel W. Hager; Willoughby, Stuart & Bening, Bradley A. Bening and Bruce D. MacLeod, for Defendant and Appellant Caryn N. Fabian.

Gazzera, O'Grady & Stevens and Brian J. O'Grady for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

DUFFY, J.

The absence of probable cause for bringing a prior action is an essential element of a malicious prosecution claim. (Sheldon Appel Co. v. Albert & Oliker (1989) 47 Cal.3d 863, 867 [254 Cal.Rptr. 336, 765 P.2d 498] (Sheldon Appel).) One way that a defendant can negate this element (and thereby defeat...

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