Focus (Forum & Focus)
Sep. 4, 2009
A SLAPP Split
No published opinion has weighed in on the split between two cases addressing anti-SLAPP suits, writes Jeremiah A. Ho.
FOCUS COLUMN
By Jeremiah A. Ho The intentions behind adopting Section 425.16 of the California Civil Code of Procedure - otherwise known as the California Anti-SLAPP statute - were laudable with respect to protecting First Amendment speech and petitioning rights. Back in 1992, California was the third state in the nation to pass legislation curtailing the sting of SLAPPs (or Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation). A SLAPP suit is a mer...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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