KTLA-TV's Wendy Burch sues woman who accused anchor, ex-partner of fraud in 2018

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Set us as preferred Longtime KTLA-TV morning news personality Wendy Burch this week reignited a legal feud against the woman who accused the anchor and her ex-partner of fraud in a since-dismissed case almost a decade ago.Burch on Monday sued Los Angeles resident Christine Weber and her legal team, submitting a lawsuit in Los Angeles Supreme Court for malicious prosecution, abuse of process and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

She also requested a jury trial.The anchor’s legal complaint can be traced back to Weber’s 2018 lawsuit, in which Weber sued the anchor and her former partner James Bruce Taylor (the father of Burch’s son) for common count, fraud, conspiracy and unjust enrichment.

The new lawsuit alleges Weber and her legal team — attorney Howard S.Fisher and law firm Fisher & Fisher are named as co-defendants — improperly pulled Burch into the 2018 fraud case against Taylor “based solely on vindictiveness, malice, jealousy, spite, and anger,” according to court documents.

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Taylor’s child, she would damage Mr.Taylor,” the anchor alleged in her complaint.

“In addition, Weber brought Ms.Burch into the lawsuit in order to extort her into paying Weber to escape from the litigation and the associated reputational injury that would threaten Ms.

Burch’s career.”Neither representatives for Burch, Weber or Fisher & Fisher immediately responded Wednesday to The Times’ request for comment.The California Post first reported on Burch’s lawsuit.

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