OLD REPUBLIC CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM GROUP, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. THE BOCCARDO LAW FIRM, INC., Et Al., Defendants and Appellants [2014]
230 Cal. App. 4th 859 · California Court of Appeal · Jurisdiction from source
Issue
Whether the defendants' anti-SLAPP motion should have been granted to strike the plaintiff's causes of action, based on whether the claims arose from protected activity and whether the plaintiff demonstrated a probability of prevailing.
Held
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Summary
Whether the defendants' anti-SLAPP motion should have been granted to strike the plaintiff's causes of action, based on whether the claims arose from protected activity and whether the plaintiff demonstrated a probability of prevailing.
Facts
Issue
Whether the defendants' anti-SLAPP motion should have been granted to strike the plaintiff's causes of action, based on whether the claims arose from protected activity and whether the plaintiff demonstrated a probability of prevailing.
Held
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Ratio Decidendi
The source does not provide a specific rule. The issue suggests the court may apply the two-step anti-SLAPP analysis: whether the claims arise from protected activity, and if so, whether the plaintiff has shown a probability of success. Candidates should review the full opinion for the court's analysis.
Reasoning
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Reference to OLD REPUBLIC CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM GROUP, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. THE BOCCARDO LAW FIRM, INC., Et Al., Defendants and Appellants (230 Cal. App. 4th 859) strengthens a Construction Law answer because the case reflects the principle that The source does not provide a specific rule. The issue suggests the court may apply the two-step anti-SLAPP analysis: whether the claims arise from protected activity, and if so, whether the plaintiff has shown a probability of success. Candidates should review the full opinion for the court's analysis. Applied to a problem question, the case should be used after identifying the issue as Whether the defendants' anti-SLAPP motion should have been granted to strike the plaintiff's causes of action, based on whether the claims arose from protected activity and whether the plaintiff demonstrated a probability of prevailing. The stronger essay move is to connect the material facts to the court's holding, then explain whether the present facts support the same conclusion or justify distinguishing the authority.
Underlying Concepts
- Anti-SLAPP motions
- Professional liability in construction
Significance
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