Employer's Malicious Prosecution Claim Tossed as SLAPP

A California appellate court upheld a decision to strike an employer’s malicious prosecution claim against a former employee and his attorney for having pursued an allegedly meritless negligence action. Case: Sunwest Masonry & Concrete Inc. v. Zamora, No. G058685, 02/08/2021, unpublished. Facts: Jose Zamora worked for Sunwest Masonry & Concrete Inc. In August 2015, he suffered a head injury when roofing materials fell on him at a job site. About a week later, Zamora failed to show up for a job, and Sunwest stopped calling him in to work. Two months after that, Zamora...