Malicious Prosecution Action Stemming from Sick Building Case Struck Under SLAPP Statute

LOS ANGELES - A malicious prosecution action, filed against the opposing attorney by the previous defendant in a sick building case, was struck under the SLAPP statute. Arden Realty, Inc., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Thomas P. Bleau, et al., Defendants and Respondents, No. B147168 (Calif. App. Ct., 2nd App. Dist., Div. 1).

This ruling was affirmed April 29 by California's Second Appellate District, which also affirmed the awarding of attorneys fees to the defendants/respondents.

According to the appeals court's opinion, the plaintiff in the malicious prosecution action, Arden Realty, Inc., failed to demonstrate that the defendant, attorney Thomas P. Bleau …