Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court
May 11, 2017
High court ruling clarifies anti-SLAPP in discrimination suits
The holding is perhaps best explained by considering the alternative: A win for the defendant would likely mean all discrimination lawsuits against public employers are subject to the anti-SLAPP statute.
Cory L. Webster
Senior Counsel
Dykema Gossett LLP
Email: cwebster@dykema.com
Cory is an appellate attorney who represents clients in complex litigation in state and federal courts.
Since its enactment, California's anti-SLAPP statute - Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.16 - has been a hotbed of appellate litigation. On May 4, the California Supreme Court added to the anti-SLAPP annals with its decision in Park v. Board of Trustees of the California State University, 2017 DJDAR 4232. Park settles a question involving the intersection between the anti-SLAPP statute and unlawful discrimination in employment.
Sungho Park, formerly a tenure-track...
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