Perspective
Dec. 20, 2011
Uncertainty looms over anti-SLAPP issues in 2011
With nearly 400 published opinions interpreting the anti-SLAPP statute, filing these motions is more daunting than ever. By Jeremy B. Rosen and Josephine K. Mason of Horvitz & Levy LLP
In 2011, California's appellate courts issued 29 published opinions interpreting the state's anti-SLAPP statute (Code of Civil Procedure Sections 425.16 et seq.). The anti-SLAPP statute provides a procedure for the early dismissal of strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) - i.e., causes of action that arise from acts in furtherance of the rights of petition or free speech. If a complaint is subje...
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