Medallion Film LLC v. Loeb & Loeb LLP

Filed 3/28/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

MEDALLION FILM LLC et al., B323356

Plaintiffs and Appellants, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 21STCV45129) v.

LOEB & LOEB LLP,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Randolph Hammock, Judge. Judgment vacated; reversed and remanded with directions.

Eanet, Matthew L. Eanet; Benedon & Serlin, Gerald M. Serlin and Wendy S. Albers, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Hueston Hennigan and Robert N. Klieger for Defendant and Respondent. _______________________ Plaintiffs Medallion Film, Pelican Point Capital Partners (Pelican Point), Jesse Kennedy, Shad Quraishi, and Ike Suri appeal from the judgment in favor of Loeb & Loeb following the trial court’s order granting a special motion to strike their first amended complaint. (Code Civ. Proc.,1 § 425.16.) We vacate the judgment, reverse the order granting the special motion to strike, and remand with directions to enter a new order denying the motion.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 2014, William Sadleir, as the manager of Clarius…