29 Cited authorities

Soukup v. Law Offices of Herbert Hafif
39 Cal.4th 260 (Cal. 2006) Cited 1,150 times 3 Legal Analyses
Holding that the question is whether "the complaint is both legally sufficient and supported by a sufficient prima facie showing of facts to sustain a favorable judgment if the evidence submitted by the plaintiff is credited" (citation and punctuation omitted)
Wilson v. Parker, Covert Chidester
28 Cal.4th 811 (Cal. 2002) Cited 690 times
Finding that denial of a motion for nonsuit establishes the plaintiff can substantiate its claims with sufficient evidence to support a favorable verdict
Crowley v. Katleman
8 Cal.4th 666 (Cal. 1994) Cited 604 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that "a suit for malicious prosecution lies for bringing an action charging multiple grounds of liability when some but not all of those grounds were asserted with malice and without probable cause"
Lee v. Hanley
61 Cal.4th 1225 (Cal. 2015) Cited 314 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that § 340.6 did not bar plaintiff's fee dispute claim that attorney refused to return unearned attorney's fees, because the claim could also be construed as conversion
Sheldon Appel Co. v. Albert Oliker
47 Cal.3d 863 (Cal. 1989) Cited 707 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding that the question for the probable cause analysis in a malicious prosecution action is whether any reasonable attorney would have thought the claim was tenable
Pacific Gas Electric Co. v. Bear Stearns Co.
50 Cal.3d 1118 (Cal. 1990) Cited 665 times 5 Legal Analyses
Holding that interference with plaintiff's performance may give rise to a claim for interference with contractual relations if plaintiff's performance is made more costly or more burdensome
Sangster v. Paetkau
68 Cal.App.4th 151 (Cal. Ct. App. 1998) Cited 315 times
Analyzing the probable cause of a lay person without drawing any distinction, noting "A litigant will lack probable cause for his action either if he relies upon facts which he has no reasonable cause to believe to be true, or if he seeks recovery upon a legal theory which is untenable under the facts known to him"
Bertero v. National General Corp.
13 Cal.3d 43 (Cal. 1974) Cited 590 times 3 Legal Analyses
Approving a jury instruction allowing the jury to find for the plaintiff in a malicious prosecution action even if only one of the three theories of liability pleaded in the underlying action lacked probable cause
Siebel v. Mittlesteadt
41 Cal.4th 735 (Cal. 2007) Cited 127 times 3 Legal Analyses
Explaining that a lack of probable cause is one of the three elements of a state law malicious prosecution claim
Babb v. Superior Court
3 Cal.3d 841 (Cal. 1971) Cited 333 times
Holding that a declaratory relief claim "operates prospectively, and not merely for the redress of past wrongs."

PARRISH v. LATHAM & WATKINS

29 Cited authorities

Holding that the question is whether "the complaint is both legally sufficient and supported by a sufficient prima facie showing of facts to sustain a favorable judgment if the evidence submitted by the plaintiff is credited" (citation and punctuation omitted)

Finding that denial of a motion for nonsuit establishes the plaintiff can substantiate its claims with sufficient evidence to support a favorable verdict

Holding that "a suit for malicious prosecution lies for bringing an action charging multiple grounds of liability when some but not all of those grounds were asserted with malice and without probable cause"

Holding that § 340.6 did not bar plaintiff's fee dispute claim that attorney refused to return unearned attorney's fees, because the claim could also be construed as conversion

Holding that the question for the probable cause analysis in a malicious prosecution action is whether any reasonable attorney would have thought the claim was tenable

Holding that interference with plaintiff's performance may give rise to a claim for interference with contractual relations if plaintiff's performance is made more costly or more burdensome

Approving a jury instruction allowing the jury to find for the plaintiff in a malicious prosecution action even if only one of the three theories of liability pleaded in the underlying action lacked probable cause

Explaining that a lack of probable cause is one of the three elements of a state law malicious prosecution claim

Holding that a declaratory relief claim "operates prospectively, and not merely for the redress of past wrongs."