Fighting SLAPPs, Protecting the First Amendment
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
Last week, the California Supreme Court denied review of a decision upholding the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by former Republican Party volunteer and state party chairman candidate David Douglas Fennell, against the California Republican Party and various prominent members … Read the rest
NBC Universal, Inc., succeeded in dismissing under the California anti-SLAPP law a defamation claim brought by plaintiff Anurag Tiwari after Tiwari was featured on an episode of NBC’s “To Catch a Predator” TV series. The show involves hidden camera investigations … Read the rest
City Councilwoman Donna Westfall has been ordered to pay over $12,000 to Crescent City by a U.S. District Court after Crescent City was successfully able to bring an anti-SLAPP motion after it was sued by Westfall.
“Ironically, Westfall’s suit alleged … Read the rest
Alex George of the Calaveras Enterprise recently covered an anti-SLAPP motion that was filed by Rancho Calveras resident Bill Crane in response to a request for a restraining order against him. Crane and Supervisor Darren Spellman engaged in an argument … Read the rest
In light of the recent sex scandal involving Herman Cain, Adrianos Facchetti posted an article on the California Defamation Law Blog addressing whether or not a public figure’s sex life is a matter of public interest under the CA anti-SLAPP … Read the rest
“The C.A. for this district yesterday threw out a malicious prosecution case against a Santa Monica attorney based on his submission of an affidavit during judicial proceedings in Zimbabwe.
Div. Five said the filing by Donald C. Randolph of Randolph … Read the rest
The California Court of Appeal for the 2nd District issued a decision throwing out a defamation suit that appears to be a blatant SLAPP. In this case, a university accused a news broadcasting company of defaming them over a news … Read the rest
After the Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s ruling on six of seven claims against CASP’s clients, the trial court granted defendants’ motion for attorneys’ fees in an award of more than $80,000. Pursuant to the anti-SLAPP law, defendants … Read the rest
On November 9, 2010, the 6th District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s denial of an anti-SLAPP motion to strike a dentist’s claims of libel per se and international and negligent infliction of emotional distress, filed against two parents … Read the rest