Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court
Jun. 5, 2010
Supreme Court SLAPPS for Lawyers
The anti-SLAPP statute has become a huge factor in litigation over the past 15 years and its applicability continues to be debated.
Timothy D. Reuben
Founder and CEO, Reuben, Raucher & Blum
Phone: (310) 777-1990
Email: treuben@rrbattorneys.com
Reuben is the founder and CEO at Reuben Raucher & Blum. Alongside his extensive career as a civil litigator specializing in complex matters at both the trial and appellate level, he serves pro bono as a temporary judge and settlement officer for the Los Angeles Superior Court, as well as a fee arbitrator for the LA County Bar.
In a well-written opinion, our California Supreme Court has further clarified the twilight zone of the anti-SLAPP statute and happily ruled that lawyers can strike lawsuits against them by potential defendants when attorneys advertise for clients who may have been damaged by a particular company. Justice Marvin Baxter, writing for a unanimous court in Simpson Strong-Tie Co. v. Gore, 2010 DJDAR 7087, held that the exemption from the anti-SLAPP statute for commercial speech under Co...
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