Litigation
Jul. 4, 2013
Why California anti-SLAPP belongs in federal courts
Plaintiffs would be emboldened to forum shop were the 9th Circuit to reverse course after 14 years and refuse to apply the anti-SLAPP statute in diversity cases. By Thomas R. Burke and Jeff Glasser
Plaintiffs' attorneys welcomed news that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considering granting en banc review of whether California's anti-SLAPP statute (CCP Section 425.16) should remain available in federal court. See Makaeff, et al. v. Trump Univ., LLC, 715 F.3d 254 (9th Cir. 2013). However, it is vital that the statute remain available to litigants in federal court.
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