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Civil Litigation

Aug. 19, 2022

Claim Jackson recording not authentic can go forward: court

The state Supreme Court overturned a 2nd District Court of Appeal decision granting a defense motion to strike under California's law strategic lawsuits against public participation, or anti-SLAPP, law.

The lawsuit settled last week, but that didn't stop the state Supreme Court from weighing in Thursday to say California's free speech protections do not block a consumer complaint against Sony Music Entertainment and the Michael Jackson estate.

The court overturned a 2nd District Court of Appeal decision granting a defense motion to strike under California's law strategic lawsuits against public participation, or anti-SLAPP, law. But the s...

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