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Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court

Oct. 29, 2019

Kibler’s long shadow to be lengthened further as state Supreme Court addresses application of anti-SLAPP in peer review cases

The Supreme Court is expected to answer open questions about the application of the anti-SLAPP statute, Civil Procedure Code Section 425.16, in the context of peer review proceedings governed by Business & Professions Code Section 809 et seq.

Carlo Coppo

Partner
Nossaman LLP

Email: ccoppo@nossaman.com

David M. Balfour

Partner
Nossaman LLP

Email: dbalfour@nossaman.com

Candace Sandoval

Associate
Nossaman LLP

Email: csandoval@nossaman.com

The California Supreme Court recently issued an order calling for additional briefing in the peer review case of Bonni v. St. Joseph Health System. In Bonni and another peer review case, Melamed v. Cedars-Sinai Medical ...