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)
Nathan S. Miller
(Miller & Ayala LLP)
Defendant
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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