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Curtin Maritime Corp. v. Pacific Dredge
Plaintiff's claim did not meet anti-SLAPP statute's minimal merit second prong since it was preempted by the Coast Guard's determination of maritime vessel eligibility. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/1 Mar. 23, 2022
Pech v. Doniger
Legal counsel regarding prospective litigation and obligations under a fee agreement with a prior attorney were protected activity under the anti-SLAPP statute. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/5 Feb. 23, 2022
Falcon Brands, Inc. v. Mousavi & Lee, LLP
Attorney's escalating series of threats, in separate emails, transformed legitimate settlement demands into unprotected extortion. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/3 Jan. 28, 2022
Xu v. Huang
Defendant's false statements regarding competitor's business practices fell squarely within the commercial speech exemption from anti-SLAPP protection. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/1 Jan. 13, 2022
Catlin Insurance Company v. Danko Meredith Law Firm
Absent a pending fee request, the trial court was not required to rule on the merits of a mooted anti-SLAPP motion. 		Anti-SLAPP 1DCA/4 Jan. 13, 2022
Sugarman v. Brown
Statements in an annual 10-K reports filed with the Securities Exchange Commission are protected activity subject to anti-SLAPP provisions. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/8 Dec. 29, 2021
Sugarman v. Benett
Statements made by bank representatives in forms filed with the Securities Exchange Commission are protected activities as matters under review by the SEC. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/8 Dec. 29, 2021
Edward v. Ellis
Under the anti-SLAPP statute, in a libel action involving a limited public figure, plaintiffs need only establish a probability they can prove actual malice and that may be proven through circumstantial evidence. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/3 Dec. 16, 2021
Musero v. Creative Artists Agency, LLC
The allegedly misappropriated creative aspects of a writer's television pilot did not warrant anti-SLAPP protection. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/7 Dec. 16, 2021
Neurelis, Inc. v. Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc.
Statements made to investors were not protected under the anti-SLAPP statute because they fell under the statute's commercial speech exemption. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/1 Nov. 19, 2021
Weeden v. Hoffman
In the context of protected activity, the litigation privilege defense can be raised against tort claims, but not breach of contract claims. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/1 Oct. 15, 2021
Mitchell v. Twin Galaxies
Donkey Kong record holder provided sufficient evidence for his defamation claim to survive an anti-SLAPP motion. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/8 Oct. 14, 2021
Dae v. Traver
There was 'minimal merit' to avoid being struck as SLAPP when a petition challenged provisions in a family trust containing a no contest clause. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/2 Sep. 29, 2021
Woodhill Ventures, LLC v. Yang
Defendant's statements were not made in connection with an issue of 'candy confusion' but were aimed to whip up a crowd for vengeful retribution against a bakery. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/8 Sep. 7, 2021
Modification: Kim v. R Consulting & Sales, Inc.
Contempt proceedings cannot form basis of malicious prosecution cause of action because contempt is a subsidiary procedural action; thus, anti-SLAPP motion was properly granted. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/1 Aug. 31, 2021
Finato v. Keith A. Fink & Associates
Second anti-SLAPP motion relying on the law of the case was appropriate procedural vehicle to challenge paragraphs in amended complaint that were previously struck by appellate court. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/1 Aug. 25, 2021
Morris Cerullo World Evangelism v. Newport Harbor Offices etc.
Anti-SLAPP motion may not be directed to affirmative defense. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/3 Aug. 20, 2021
Gallano v. Burlington Coat Factory of California, LLC
Plaintiff established probability of prevailing on her Labor Code Section 2802 claim sufficient to survive defendant's anti-SLAPP motion. 		Anti-SLAPP 1DCA/1 Aug. 18, 2021
Herring Networks v. Maddow
Exaggerated statement, cushioned within undisputed news story could not reasonably be understood to imply assertion of objective fact in order to amount to defamation. 		Anti-SLAPP 9th Aug. 18, 2021
Kim v. R Consulting & Sales, Inc.
Contempt proceedings cannot form basis of malicious prosecution cause of action because contempt is a subsidiary procedural action; thus, anti-SLAPP motion was properly granted. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/1 Aug. 3, 2021
Exline v. Gillmor
Public official's Form 700 filings falls within Code of Civil Procedure Section 425.17(d)(2)'s exception to public interest exemption to anti-SLAPP statute. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/3 Aug. 2, 2021
Bonni v. St. Joseph Health System
Disciplinary actions imposed through peer review do not qualify as protected activity under anti-SLAPP statute. 		Anti-SLAPP CASC Jul. 30, 2021
Modification: People ex rel. Allstate Ins. Co. v. Rubin
Medical reports and bills in support of insurance claims were defendant's usual course of business and may not have resulted in litigation; thus, trial court properly denied defendant's anti-SLAPP motion. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/3 Jul. 23, 2021
People ex rel. Allstate Insurance Co. v. Rubin
Medical reports and bills in support of insurance claims were defendant's usual course of business and may not have resulted in litigation; thus, trial court properly denied defendant's anti-SLAPP motion. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/3 Jul. 14, 2021
Belen v. Ryan Seacrest Productions
Under anti-SLAPP statute, illegal conduct must be based on defendant's concession or uncontroverted and conclusive evidence. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/8 Jul. 1, 2021
Modification: Brighton Collectibles, LLC v. Hockey
Trial court's order granting plaintiff's anti-SLAPP motion to strike defendant's cross-claim for fraud was vacated because defendant showed probability of prevailing on that claim. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/6 Jun. 25, 2021
Brighton Collectibles, LLC v. Hockey
Trial court's order granting plaintiff's anti-SLAPP motion to strike defendant's cross-claim for fraud was vacated because defendant showed probability of prevailing on that claim. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/6 Jun. 7, 2021
Dunning v. Johnson
Defendants' attorneys did not bring CEQA litigation with malice; thus, their anti-SLAPP motion should have been granted. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/1 May 17, 2021
Towner v. County of Ventura
Trial court erred in granting defendants' anti-SLAPP motion because County filed confidential personnel records without first complying with mandatory procedures for disclosure, which is illegal under Government Code Section 1222. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/7 May 3, 2021
Ratcliff v. The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles
Defendant's anti-SLAPP motion was properly denied because plaintiffs used defendant's pending civil action and investigation to show defendant's ratification of tortious conduct. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/5 May 3, 2021
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