Perspective
Oct. 22, 2010
Using Anti-SLAPP Motions In Employment Cases
The broad applicability of anti-SLAPP motions extends to employment cases, yet they are rarely utilized. By Maria Roberts and Shirley Gauvin of Stokes Roberts & Wagner.
The anti-SLAPP statute has proven to be an effective tool for the defense in cases designed to impede "public participation." The statute, codified in Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.16, allows courts to dismiss such cases in the early phases of litigation by granting a special motion to strike, also known as an anti-SLAPP motion, when the case arises "from any act...in furtherance of the...righ...
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