2nd DCA Upholds Dismissal of Drobot's Malicious-Prosecution Claim as SLAPP

A California appellate court on Thursday upheld the dismissal of the malicious-prosecution lawsuit filed by Michael D. Drobot against a group of surgery patients who had accused him and two of his companies of participating in a spinal hardware counterfeiting scheme. Case: Healthsmart Pacific Inc. v. Golia, Nos. B266311 and B269627, 06/28/2018, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Michael D. Drobot owns and operates a company called Healthsmart Pacific. Healthsmart Pacific had owned and operated Pacific Hospital of Long Beach from 1997 until 2013. In February 2014, Drobot pl...