California Courts of Appeal
Mar. 12, 2011
Judge's Anti-SLAPP Comments Challenged
An appellate court's scathing criticism of California's anti-SLAPP law (strategic lawsuits against public participation), prompted fans of the law to try to have the ruling erased from the public record.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Justice James A. Richman of the 1st District Court of Appeal used a published opinion two months ago to draw attention to California's anti-SLAPP law and accuse lawyers of abusing the procedure to gain litigation advantage.
Instead of prompting changes in the law, however, Richman's missive has had the opposite effect.
A coalition of 20 groups that rely on the law to ward off SLAPPs, ...
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