Civil Litigation,
California Courts of Appeal
Oct. 17, 2019
A bad case for lawyers
In an anti-SLAPP case, the court inadvertently highlighted one of the linguistic challenges in anti-SLAPP jurisprudence — what exactly is “minimal merit” and why is it not different from a “probability of prevailing at trial” standard?
Timothy D. Reuben
Founder and President of Reuben Raucher & Blum and the Founder of Reuben Mediation
Email: treuben@rrbattorneys.com
Timothy D. Reuben is a mediator, litigator and author who focuses on resolving complex civil disputes in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation. He is also the author of "Tequila, a Story of Success, Love & Violence," a legal novel inspired by real world legal practice that explores power, loyalty and the human dynamics that drive conflict.
Sometimes the courts just get it wrong, and it certainly appears they did in Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP v Art Lahiji, 2019 DJDAR 9551 (Oct. 2, 2019). Division 2 of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, with Justice Brian Hoffstadt writing for the court, joined by Justices Elwood Lui and
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