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Contracts
Breach of Contract
Breach of Good Faith and Fair Dealing

The Revenue Resource Group, a California limited liability company dba Mobile Resource Card v. Dash Dolls, a California limited liability company; Kimberly Kardashian, an individual; Khloe Kardashian-Odom, an individual; Kourtney Kardashian, an individual; Kris Kardashian aka Kris Kardashian-Jenner aka Kris Jenner, an individual, and Does 1 through

Published: Dec. 24, 2011 | Result Date: Jun. 7, 2011 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: 11 CECG 00058 Bench Decision –  Defense

Court

Fresno Superior


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Christopher L. Rudd
(The Rudd Law Firm)

Mary Castro-Ayala

Nathan S. Miller
(Miller & Ayala LLP)


Defendant

Jeremiah Reynolds

Michael J. Kump
(Kinsella, Weitzman, Iser, Kump & Aldisert LLP)


Facts

Kim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian entered into a two-year contract with Revenue Resource Group to promote a prepaid debit card called Kardashian Kard. The Kardashians subsequently withdrew their support of the product three weeks after its launch after its fees were criticized as predatory.

Contentions

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Revenue Resource filed suit against the Kardashians, contending their negative comments regarding the product disparaged the business.

DEFENDANTS' CONTENTIONS:
The Kardashians filed an anti-SLAPP motion, contending the suit sought to infringe on their free speech rights.

Result

The court granted the Kardashians' motion, finding they had no duty to promote a possibly unlawful product.


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