Effron v. AIG, No. BC198461, (Cal. Ct. App., Dec. 31, 2008)

Outcome: Defeated anti-SLAPP motion

Description: Represented ex-partner in wrongful termination suit against law firm and intentional interference with contractual relations against the insurance company he represented while employed by the law firm among other claims; successfully upheld denial of anti-SLAPP motion on appeal. The appellate decision affirmed that the claims arose from retaliation against the partner, not from his actions in representing his clients. Available at: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/nonpub/B198461.PDF For more discussion of the appeal, please read the National Law Journal article available here: http://www.law.com/jsp/nlj/PubArticleNLJ.jsp?id=1202427224793