Fighting SLAPPs, Protecting the First Amendment
ASHLEY V. DAVID and NOSHEEN DAVID, Plaintiffs, v. GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC, et al., Defendants.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
December 7, 2011, Decided
December 7, 2011, Filed
No. C 11-2914 PJH
PRIOR HISTORY: David v. … Read the rest
Cite as: 290 F.Supp.2d 1030
MCSI, INC., a Maryland Corporation, Plaintiff,
v.
Robert B. WOODS, an individual; the Whitlock Group, a Virginia Corporation and Does 2 through 10, inclusive, Defendant.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California… Read the rest
Cite as:63 F.Supp.2d 1127
GLOBETROTTER SOFTWARE, INC., Plaintiff,
v.
ELAN COMPUTER GROUP, INC., et al., Defendants.
GLOBETROTTER SOFTWARE, INC., Plaintiff,
v.
RAINBOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC., et al., Defendants.
AND RELATED COUNTERCLAIMS
Consolidated Case Number C-98-20419-JF (EAI)
U.S. District Court … Read the rest
MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITIES INC., a corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO; Dianne Jacob, Defendants-Appellees.
Nos. 05-56401, 05-56559.
Argued and Submitted Feb. 7, 2007.
Filed March 6, 2008.
David J. Bradford, Jenner & Block LLC, Chicago, IL, for the plaintiff-appellant;
Businesses and executives are increasingly suing individuals who exercise their First Amendment rights by posting messages on review sites, Internet financial message boards, or in online chat rooms. While some of these lawsuits may have merit, others are merely retaliatory … Read the rest
Yesterday, the California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, issued a published decision denying Tri-City Healthcare District’s (“the District”) anti-SLAPP motion. While the District claimed that their alleged misconduct arose from hospital peer review proceedings that were protected speech under … Read the rest
Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc. v. Happening House Ventures
(2010, 1st District – 184 Cal.App.4th 1539, 110 Cal.Rptr.3d 129)
Hailstone v. Martinez
(2009, 5th District – 169 Cal.App.4th 728, 63 Cal.Rptr.3d 798)
Hall v. Time Warner, Inc.
(2007, 2d District … Read the rest
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John VOGEL et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents
v.
Joseph FELICE, Defendant and Appellant
California Court of Appeal, Sixth District
No. H024448
March 24, 2005
(Appeal from San Benito Superior Court, CV0127424, Harry J. Tobias, J.)
COUNSEL:
Robinson & Wood, … Read the rest
UPDATE: On August 13, 2014, the California Supreme Court unanimously voted to grant a petition for review in this case, to address the following issue: “Did votes by city officials to approve a contract constitute conduct protected under Code of … Read the rest
United States District Court, C.D. California.
BULLETIN DISPLAYS, LLC
v.
REGENCY OUTDOOR ADVERTISING, INC. et al.
No. SACV 05-1083CJC(ANX).
June 6, 2006.
COUNSEL
Laurence Jackson, Holly O. Whatley, Christa & Jackson, Los Angeles, CA, for Bulletin Displays, LLC, … Read the rest
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Court of Appeal, Second District, Division 6, California.
Monte L. WIDDERS, as City Attorney, etc., Plaintiff and Appellant,
v.
Jeff B. FURCHTENICHT, Defendant and Appellant.
2d Civil No. B196583.
Oct. 20, 2008.
Ken W. Riley, Judge, Superior Court County
L.G. v. M.B.
(2018, 2d District – 25 Cal.App.5th 211, 235 Cal.Rptr.3d 494)
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Cite as: 106 Cal.App.4th 1219, 132 Cal.Rptr.2d 57
TUCHSCHER DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISES, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant
v.
SAN DIEGO UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT, et al., Defendants and Respondents.
California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Div. 1
No. D038811
Filed March … Read the rest
Over the holidays, news broke that the City of Los Angeles is contemplating a lawsuit against the Occupy L.A. protesters in an attempt to recover the costs of policing (and dispersing) the protests, as well as purported property damage caused … Read the rest
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Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division 1, California.
H. Roger WANG et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants,
v.
WAL-MART REAL ESTATE BUSINESS TRUST et al., Defendants and Respondents.
Nos. D050464, D050465.
July 25, 2007.
APPEAL from orders of … Read the rest
OASIS WEST REALTY, LLC, Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
KENNETH A. GOLDMAN et al., Defendants and Appellants.
B217141
COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT, DIVISION FIVE
182 Cal.App.4th 688; 106 Cal.Rptr. 3d 539