Employer Can Proceed With Malicious Prosecution Claim Against Counsel for Injured Ex-Employee

A California appellate court upheld the denial of a special motion to strike a malicious prosecution action filed by an employer against a law firm and three attorneys who represented a former employee in a wrongful termination suit against it. Victoria Flores worked for Parter Medical Products. In February 2018, she filed a workers’ compensation claim related to an injury to her right hand and wrist. Flores hired Dominguez Firm LLP to handle her claim. In September 2019, an attorney representing Parter’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier sent a letter to Dominguez Fi...