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Labor/Employment,
Health Care & Hospital Law,
California Courts of Appeal

May 6, 2021

Can anti-SLAPP be used to squelch employment claims?

During oral arguments, the justices appeared skeptical of an Orange County hospital’s argument that the statute can be used to squelch Dr. Aram Bonni’s lawsuit entirely.

State Supreme Court justices continued to grapple with whether California's anti-SLAPP statute can be used to squelch employment claims Wednesday in a case involving whether a hospital can use the law to block a doctor's retaliation lawsuit.

During oral arguments, the justices appeared skeptical of an Orange County hospital's argument that the statute can be used to squelch Dr. Aram Bonni's lawsuit entirely.

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