Jenni Rivera Enters., LLC v. Latin World Entm't Holdings, Inc.

*129 *773 INTRODUCTION

These appeals arise from a dispute concerning a television production based on the life of the Mexican-American celebrity Jenni Rivera, who died in a plane crash in December 2012. The entity that controls most of Rivera's assets, Jenni Rivera Enterprises, LLC (JRE), entered into a nondisclosure agreement with Rivera's former manager, Pete Salgado, that restricted his disclosure and use of certain personal information about Rivera and her family. Alleging Salgado breached that agreement by disclosing information to the producers and the broadcaster of a television series based on Rivera's life, JRE sued Salgado and the program's producers for breach of contract, interference with contract, and inducing breach of contract. JRE also sued the program's broadcaster for interference with contract and inducing breach of contract. The defendants filed special motions to strike under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16. 1 The trial court denied the motions, and the producers and broadcaster appeal those rulings.

*774 The producers argue JRE failed to demonstrate a probability of success on the merits of its causes of action. We conclude JRE satisfied its…