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Litigation

Aug. 5, 1999

SLAPP Used to Oust Malicious Prosecution Suit

SAN JOSE - A San Jose law firm has successfully invoked a state law designed to protect the valid exercise of constitutional rights to kill a malicious prosecution lawsuit that was filed by two defendants who were found not guilty in a fraud case.

By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN JOSE - A San Jose law firm has successfully invoked a state law designed to protect the valid exercise of constitutional rights to kill a malicious prosecution lawsuit that was filed by two defendants who were found not guilty in a fraud case.
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