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Perspective

Jan. 28, 2011

Anti-SLAPP Protections Strengthened for Attorneys and Businesses

Attorneys and businesses win more protection under California's anti-SLAPP law. By Mark Goldowitz and Ryan Metheny of the California Anti-SLAPP Project.


By Mark Goldowitz and Ryan Metheny


Last year, decisions interpreting the California anti-SLAPP law strengthened protections afforded to attorneys and businesses, while continuing the trend towards limiting the law's benefits for municipalities and other government entities. The anti-SLAPP law, Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.16, protects against Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation - meritless lawsuits arising from a defendant's constitutio...

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