Civil Litigation,
California Courts of Appeal,
Appellate Practice
Jul. 23, 2018
California civil litigators are SLAPP-happy
A survey examining the May 2017 to July 2018 timeframe revealed 220 appellate opinions (published and unpublished), with 152 full affirmances and 38 full reversals. That’s almost four SLAPP motion opinions per week statewide.
Gary A. Watt
Partner
Hanson Bridgett LLP
State Bar Approved, Certified Appellate Specialist
Email: gwatt@hansonbridgett.com
Gary chairs Hanson Bridgett's Appellate Practice. He is a State Bar-approved, certified appellate specialist. In addition to writs and appeals, his practice includes anti-SLAPP and post-trial motions as well as trial and appellate consulting. His blog posts can be read at www.appellateinsight.com.
Kristine L. Craig
Summer Associate
Hanson Bridgett
Email: kcraig2@nd.edu
Kristine will be a 3L at Notre Dame Law School this autumn.
California's anti-SLAPP statute, Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.16, continues to generate an astonishing number of appellate decisions. For litigators, the contours of the anti-SLAPP statute should be readily familiar, providing for a special motion to strike a complaint that seeks to hold parties liable for exercising their rights of petition or free speech. To prevail on an anti-SLAPP motion, a moving party must show that "a claim arises from protected activity...
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