Fighting SLAPPs, Protecting the First Amendment
Padres L.P. v. Henderson
(2004, 4th District – 114 Cal.App.4th 495, 6 Cal.Rptr.3d 584)
The owners of the Padres baseball club filed claims for malicious prosecution against attorney Henderson arising from a series of lawsuits Henderson had filed challenging actions … Read the rest
Cite as: 24 Cal.4th 1122, 104 Cal.Rptr.2d 377
SMITH A. KETCHUM III, Plaintiff and Appellant,
v.
JOHN M. MOSES, Defendant and Respondent
California Supreme Court
No. S077350
Feb. 26, 2001
(Superior Court of Marin County, No. 165699, … Read the rest
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Cite as: 93 Cal.App.4th 1432, 114 Cal.Rptr.2d 69
DONOVAN WALKER, Plaintiff and Appellant
v.
BILL JOHN KIOUSIS, Defendant and Respondent
California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Division 2
E029822
Filed November 28, 2001
(Appeal from the Superior Court … Read the rest
Court of Appeals of California, Second Appellate District, Division Three. December 1, 1983.
KENNETH D. SMITH, Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
HAROLD R. SILVEY, JR., Defendant and Appellant.
Opinion by Klein, P. J., with Lui and Danielson, JJ., concurring. [149 Cal. … Read the rest
The FOUNDATION FOR TAXPAYER AND CONSUMER RIGHTS et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents
v.
John GARAMENDI, as Insurance Commissioner, etc., et al., Defendants;
Mercury Insurance Group, Intervener and Appellant
California Court of Appeal, Second District, Div. 8
No. B176461
Sept. 27, … Read the rest
by Evan Mascagni and Mark Goldowitz
The Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division 2, issued a published opinion last week in Mission Springs Water District v. Verjil reversing its earlier rule denying the applicability of the anti-SLAPP law to … Read the rest
Batzel v. Smith
9th Circuit, 2003
333 F.3d 1018
Smith, a contractor hired by Batzel at her home, saw numerous “older European” paintings on Batzel’s walls and thought he overheard her say she was the granddaughter of one of Hitler’s … Read the rest
Cite as: 294 F.Supp.2d 1085
Elmo SHROPSHIRE, et al., Plaintiffs
v.
THE FRED RAPPOPORT COMPANY, Defendant
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
No. C-03-2454 JCS
Oct. 3, 2003
COUNSEL:
Sanford M. Cipinko, Douglas P. Oh-Keith, Law Offices of … Read the rest
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Richard E. THOMAS, Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
John QUINTERO, Defendant and Appellant
California Court of Appeal, First District, Div. 2
No. A103597
Feb. 4, 2005
(Appeal from Alameda County Superior Court, Hon. James A. Richman.)
COUNSEL:
California Anti-SLAPP Project
Evan Mascagni and Mark Goldowitz
In D’Arrigo Bros. of California v. United Farmworkers of America, D’Arrigo sued UFW for breach of contract. UFW moved to strike the complaint under the anti-SLAPP law, but the trial court denied the motion. … Read the rest
Abir Cohen Treyzon Salo, LLP v. Lahiji
(2019, 2d District – 40 Cal.App.5th 882, 254 Cal.Rptr.3d 1)
Abuemeira v. Stephens
(2016, 2d District – 246 Cal.App.4th 1291, 201 Cal.Rptr.3d 437)
A.F. Brown Electrical Contractor, Inc. v. Rhino Electric Supply, Inc.… Read the rest
Cite as: 508 U.S. 49
PROFESSIONAL REAL ESTATE INVESTORS, INC., et al., Petitioners
v.
COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC., et al.
Certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
No. 91-1043
Argued November 2, 1992
Decided … Read the rest
Cite as: 19 Cal.4th 1106, 81 Cal.Rptr.2d 471
DAN BRIGGS et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants,
v.
EDEN COUNCIL FOR HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY, Defendant and Respondent.
No. S062156
Supreme Court of the State of California
Filed January 21, … Read the rest
United States District Court,C.D. California.
Carol BURNETT, an individual; Whacko, Inc., a California corporation, Plaintiff,
v.
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, Defendants.
No. CV 07-01723 DDP.
June 4, 2007.
Gary L. Bostwick and Jean-Paul Jassy … Read the rest
RICHARD C. ALEXANDER, Plaintiff, v. A&E TELEVISION NETWORKS, LLC, and DOES 1 through XXX, inclusive, Defendants.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
2:11-cv-00025-GEB-CKD
2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 142710
December 12, 2011, Decided
December 12, 2011, Filed… Read the rest
Michael A. ZAMANI, an individual; Nancy Miller-Wallace, formerly Nancy Zamani, an individual,
v.
H. Gene CARNES; Phillip Carnes; Jennifer Carnes; Kathryn Schaller; Kevin Schaller, individuals, Defendants-Appellants.
No. 04-17571.
Argued and Submitted Jan. 10, 2007.
Filed June 4, 2007.
James R. … Read the rest
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Court of Appeal, Third District, California.
Randy VERGOS, Plaintiff and Respondent,
v.
Julie McNEAL, Defendant and Appellant.
No. C051469.
Jan. 23, 2007.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Yolo County, Thomas Edward Warriner, J. Reversed … Read the rest