Reversal of SLAPP Grant Also Resulted in Fee Recovery Going Away.
In Kovac Media Group, Inc. v. LaPolt, Case No. B247579 (2d Dist., Div. 3 Feb. 25, 2015) (unpublished), plaintiff talent manager sued defendant entertainment attorney in an action over common clients. Lawyer SLAPPed three out of six causes of action, with the lower court awarding $39,246 in fees under the mandatory SLAPP fee-shifting statute to the defending attorney.
That went POOF! permanently on appeal when the appellate court determined that the SLAPP grant was infirm given that the defense did not even satisfy the first prong of merits SLAPP analysis.
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