SAN FRANCISCO — In an appeal likely to be closely watched by lawyers, the California Supreme Court has taken up a malicious-prosecution case against Latham & Watkins that tests whether defeating summary judgment is enough to shield lawyers from claims that they knowingly pursued meritless suits.
A Los Angeles judge found in 2008 that Latham had acted in bad faith when it litigated a trade secrets suit against two former employees of infrared-camera manufacturer FLIR Systems Inc.
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