Constitutional Law
Feb. 17, 2015
Mixed causes of action get mixed anti-SLAPP results
The state Supreme Court should resolve the matter of to what actions the anti-SLAPP statute can be applied.
Stephen L. Raucher
Partner
Reuben Raucher & Blum
Email: sraucher@rrbattorneys.com
Stephen practices complex business litigation, with an emphasis on representing policyholders in insurance disputes.
Recently, in Baral v. Schnitt, 2015 DJDAR 1518 (Feb. 2, 2015), the 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 1, held that California's anti-SLAPP statute can only be applied to strike entire causes of action - not individual allegations of constitutionally protected activity. The Baral opinion is just one more entry in a series of inconsistent appellate decisions that make it impossible for litigators to predict which way the wind will blow on their day in court. The state Sup...
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