Defense Attorney Loses Challenge to Dismissal of Defamation Claim

A Southern California defense attorney has lost his final bid to overturn the dismissal of his claims against another lawyer and her firm for defamation and fraud.The state high court, at their weekly conference on Wednesday, declined review of Reiner v. Kegel, Tobin & Truce, No. S201653.The case arose out of a workers' compensation action filed by Rosa Palafox against Pelican Products, in which Beverly Hills attorney Martin Reiner served as defense counsel. Palafox had also filed a claim against her former employer Exact Staff, and its insurer, Commerce and Industry Insurance Co. Defe...