Zhang v. Cheng
In a prior lawsuit, an employee represented by successive attorneys sued his corporate employer and two managerial employees—a husband and wife—alleging violations of wage and hour laws codified in the Labor Code and other claims. At trial, the employee prevailed on his Labor Code claims against the corporate employer and the husband, who was found to be an alter ego of the corporation. The wife was exonerated on all claims.
The wife then filed the present action against the employee and all of his attorneys, alleging claims for malicious prosecution, abuse of process, and defamation, among others. The attorneys and the employee responded with a special motion to strike, contending the action was a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16; undesignated section references are to that code). The trial court granted the motion. This appeal followed.
We conclude the trial court properly found that all of the wife’s causes of action fall within the scope of the anti‑SLAPP statute and that she did not demonstrate a reasonable likelihood of prevailing on her claims. We therefore affirm.
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