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California Supreme Court

Sep. 20, 2011

Anti-SLAPP law protects attorney case assignment decisions

The state's anti-SLAPP law protects decisions that legal organizations make about attorney case assignments, the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled Friday.


By Laura Ernde


Daily Journal Staff Writer


The state's anti-SLAPP law protects decisions that legal organizations make about attorney case assignments, the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled Friday.


The ruling creates a major hurdle for a Riverside lawyer who claims a law enforcement group passed her over for legal work because she's a woman. Danuta Tuszynska's lawsuit can be dismissed as a SLAPP, or strategic lawsuit against public...

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