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Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

May 28, 2019

Courts trending to cutting back anti-SLAPP law

Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision limiting the application of the state’s ubiquitous anti-SLAPP law.

Derek F. Foran

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Morrison & Foerster LLP

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Derek is a business litigator and trial lawyer representing companies in high-stakes commercial litigation in state and federal court.

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Michael E. Komorowski

Associate
Morrison & Foerster LLP

Email: mkomorowski@mofo.com

Michael is a litigator working on a range of securities and commercial matters.

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Earlier this month, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in FilmOn.com Inc. v. DoubleVerify Inc., 2019 DJDAR 3835 (Cal. May 7, 2019), limiting the application of the state's ubiquitous anti-SLAPP law. To some, the case marks a first line in the sand that meaningfully limits the reach of the anti-SLAPP statute. But for the last several...

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