Sameer v. Benett CA5
Plaintiff Madhu Sameer (Madhu) appeals from an order granting the anti-SLAPP motions of three attorneys and a law firm. Madhu sued the lawyers based on alleged misconduct in connection with their representation of her ex-husband in a marriage dissolution proceeding. That bitterly contested proceeding involved disputes over community assets, spousal support, and child support, and included allegations by the couple’s two minor sons that their father sexually abused them.
The trial court granted the attorneys’ anti-SLAPP motions on the ground that section 425.16 protected actions commenced, statements made, and pleadings submitted by the attorneys while representing their client in litigation. The trial court also determined Madhu had not met her burden of establishing a reasonable probability that she would prevail on one or more of her claims. (§ 425.16, subd. (b)(1).)
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