Marquez

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs and appellants Olivia Marquez and Bridgette Angulo appeal from the trial court‟s order granting a special motion to strike under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (section 425.16) filed by respondent Alexander Haus. However, they failed to provide this court with any of the relevant pleadings upon which the trial court based its decision. Accordingly, we presume that the trial court‟s decision was correct and affirm the judgment.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Appellants filed suit against defendants and respondents Allstate Insurance Company and Allstate Indemnity Company (collectively Allstate) as well as Allstate employees Alexander L. Haus, Shirley Y. Komura, and Edward M. Liddy. Haus, who was in-house counsel for Allstate, had represented Allstate during a prior arbitration with appellants, who sought coverage by Allstate for injuries they suffered in an accident involving an uninsured motorist. As to Haus, the original complaint and the subsequent first amended complaint alleged causes of action for illegal practice of law, negligent misrepresentation, intentional misrepresentation, and negligence. The trial court sustained demurrers to the…