Wendy Burch, the longtime morning anchor at KTLA-TV, this week reignited a legal case against the woman who accused the anchor and her former partner of fraud in a case that was dismissed almost a decade ago.
Burch sued Los Angeles resident Christine Weber and her legal team on Monday, filing a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court for malicious prosecution, abuse of process and intentional infliction of emotional distress. He also requested a jury trial. The anchor’s legal complaint dates back to a lawsuit Weber filed in 2018; In that case, Weber sued the host and his former partner, James Bruce Taylor (the father of Burch’s son), for simple counts, fraud, conspiracy and unjust enrichment.
The new lawsuit alleges that Weber and his legal team (which names attorney Howard S. Fisher and the law firm Fisher & Fisher as co-defendants) improperly involved Burch in a 2018 fraud lawsuit against Taylor “based solely on spite, ill will, jealousy, resentment, and anger,” according to court documents.
“Weber decided to sue Ms. Burch because he thought she would harm Mr. Taylor by harming the mother of Mr. Taylor’s child,” the anchor said in his complaint. “Additionally, Weber implicated Ms. Burch in the lawsuit in order to force Ms. Burch to pay Weber money to avoid litigation and reputational damage that would threaten Ms. Burch’s career.”
None of Burch, Weber or Fisher & Fisher representatives immediately responded to The Times’ request for comment Wednesday. The California Post first reported on Burch’s case.
Weber was introduced to Taylor as a “successful businessperson” and presented Taylor with an investment opportunity in October 2015 where he could obtain “a significant return on his funds within a short period of time,” according to his initial lawsuit in March 2018. Weber gave Taylor $150,000 in November 2015, but Taylor claimed he “never used the money as promised.” Weber accused Taylor of providing some of the “$150,000” investment to Burch and/or the child he shared with the anchor. He also accused Burch of providing Taylor with resources to “appear successful” and accused Burch of enabling Taylor to carry out his “fraudulent enterprise and scheme.”
Weber’s lawsuit was dismissed in December 2025 after years of litigation, when a judge in Los Angeles ruled in Taylor’s favor. The judge ruled that Weber’s testimony was “not reliable” and that the evidence was “consistent.” [Weber] “being a co-conspirator in an illegal drug transaction involving marijuana,” according to the December warrant.
The December ruling marked “the end of Ms. Burch’s litigation nightmare,” the presenter’s lawsuit said.
Burch claimed in her lawsuit that Weber’s 2018 claim “kicked off nearly eight years of grueling, emotionally devastating and financially draining litigation” and accused Weber and her attorney of subjecting the host to “abusive and oppressive behavior.”
“During these eight years, Defendants continually harassed, threatened, insulted, and mentally tortured Ms. Burch based on unsubstantiated allegations,” Burch’s lawsuit said.
Burch accused Weber of “knowingly” contributing to the illegal marijuana deal and explained that the host and Taylor have no professional or personal ties outside of shared parenting matters. The lawsuit, filed Monday, also includes screenshots of text messages between Taylor and Weber and an email Weber allegedly sent to KTLA-TV. Weber accused the network of “providing Wendy Burch with a platform to continue her crimes against women,” according to the California Post.
The veteran anchor alleges that Weber and his lawyers’ actions caused him to incur economic damages, including legal fees, “significant emotional distress, anxiety” and loss of reputation.
Burch has long been a staple of the Los Angeles broadcast news scene. The Los Angeles County Emmy-winning journalist joined KTLA-TV Morning News in 2009. Formerly KCAL-TV, E! and KABC-TV’s Eyewitness News team.