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Takhar v. People ex rel. Feather River Air Quality Management Dist.
District's investigation of alleged violations of air pollution control laws, issuance of a notice of violation, and offer of settlement was protected petitioning activity in the context of an anti-SLAPP motion. 		Anti-SLAPP 3DCA Sep. 13, 2018
Serova v. Sony Music Entertainment
Anti-SLAPP motion should have been granted where defendant's representations as to musical content on Michael Jackson posthumous album were of public interest, and of the type that enjoy full First Amendment protection. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/2 Aug. 30, 2018
L.G. v. M.B.
'Divorce proviso' proper basis to deny anti-SLAPP motion where potentially-defamatory statements made by defendant about third-party nanny in dissolution filings. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/2 Jul. 16, 2018
Turnbull v. Lucerne Valley Unified School Dist.
Anti-SLAPP motion denied where party posted medical note of plaintiff on social media 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/2 Jun. 15, 2018
Yeager v. Holt
Denial of motion to declare suit asserting causes of action for malpractice, breach of contract, and misappropriation of name as SLAPP suit affirmed where suit does not attack expressive activity. 		Anti-SLAPP 3DCA May 18, 2018
Planned Parenthood v. Center for Medical Progress
Judgment striking anti-SLAPP motion affirmed where motion that only challenges claim’s legal sufficiency is subject to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) standard. 		Anti-SLAPP 9th May 17, 2018
Newport Harbor Offices & Marina, LLC v. Morris Cerullo
Judgment denying anti-SLAPP motion reversed in part and remanded where plaintiff fails to show ‘its claims based on protected activity are legally sufficient and supported by prima facie showing of facts.’ 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/3 May 11, 2018
Kettler v. Gould
Denial of anti-SLAPP motion affirmed where Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards’ processes for reviewing complaints are not official proceeding authorized by law. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/8 Apr. 24, 2018
Guarino v. County of Siskiyou
Anti-SLAPP motion properly granted where public employee suit was in response to internal investigation of his alleged misconduct. 		Anti-SLAPP 3DCA Apr. 2, 2018
Aron v. WIB Holdings
To grant new trial motion based on 'newly-discovered evidence, such evidence must have been in existence at time of original trial. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/2 Mar. 30, 2018
MMM Holdings, Inc. v. Reich
Anti-SLAPP dismissal proper where plaintiffs sued over fired employee's retention and use of work-related files in a qui tam action alleging insurance fraud against plaintiffs. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/3 Mar. 14, 2018
Dean v. Friends of Pine Meadow
Claims do not arise from commercial speech where speech alleged fails to satisfy 'Kasky v. Nike' elements for distinguishing commercial speech. 		Anti-SLAPP 1DCA/4 Mar. 12, 2018
Bel Air Internet, LLC v. Morales
Special motion to strike may be supported purely by fact that allegations in complaint target protected activity. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/2 Mar. 2, 2018
Area 51 Productions v. City of Alameda
Communicative acts underlying City refusal to grant property-use license to plaintiff not Anti-SLAPP protected activity in connection with breach of contract claim 		Anti-SLAPP 1DCA/4 Feb. 22, 2018
Gaynor v. Bulen
Though filing of petition is protected activity under anti-SLAPP statute, such motion fails where petition is evidence of underlying, unprotected breach of fiduciary duty. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/1 Jan. 24, 2018
Golden Eagle Land Investment v. Rancho Santa Fe Association
Conduct regarding an issue of public interest when participating in the government entitlement process affecting property is an act in furtherance of the right to free speech under the anti SLAPP statute. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/1 Jan. 16, 2018
Central Valley Hospitalists v. Dignity Health
A defendant must show that a complaint alleges acts arising from privileged activities in order to challenge a cause of action pursuant to an anti-SLAPP motion. 		Anti-SLAPP 1DCA/2 Jan. 11, 2018
Breazeale v. Victim Services, Inc.
Appeal of order denying Anti-SLAPP motion in public interest case dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where such orders are not immediately appealable. 		Anti-SLAPP 9th Dec. 28, 2017
Optional Capital Inc. v. Das Corporation et al.
The 'law of the case doctrine' does not apply to a prior decision involving different parties and issues. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/1 Dec. 12, 2017
Santa Clara Waste Water Co. v. County of Ventura etc.
County's Environmental Health Division entitled to anti-SLAPP protection when it seeks to relay information regarding hazardous materials to the district attorney. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/6 Dec. 4, 2017
Dickinson v. Cosby
Judgment granting anti-SLAPP motion reversed where statements are not opinions but rather state or imply a 'provably false assertion of fact.' 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/8 Nov. 24, 2017
Klem v. Access Insurance Co.
Defendant's statement to entity with common interest is qualifiedly privileged where plaintiff fails to show that statement was made with malice. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/1 Nov. 21, 2017
Whitehall v. County of San Bernardino
County's termination of social worker in response to her disclosure of County's intent to alter evidence presented to dependency court not activity protected by anti-SLAPP statute. 		Anti-SLAPP 4DCA/2 Nov. 16, 2017
Mission Beverage Co. v. Pabst Brewing Co. LLC
Beer brewer unsuccessful in striking complaint under anti-SLAPP statute, where cancellation of distributorship contract is not protected activity and distributor makes out prima facie case of breach. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/2 Sep. 26, 2017
Okorie v. Los Angeles Unified School District
Anti-SLAPP motion properly granted favoring LAUSD in action involving protected and unprotected activities where protected conduct was integral to each of cause of action. 		Anti-SLAPP 2DCA/1 Aug. 18, 2017
Cross v. Facebook
Plaintiff must show that defendant used plaintiff’s identity in order to prevail under a common law right of publicity claim. 		Anti-SLAPP 1DCA/2 Aug. 11, 2017
Parrish v. Latham & Watkins
Probable cause is established where a trial court rules in favor of the plaintiff in the underlying action, even if a subsequent ruling overturns the initial ruling. 		Anti-SLAPP CASC Aug. 11, 2017
Bonni v. St. Joseph Health System
Anti-SLAPP motion erroneously granted in favor of Hospital where surgeon-plaintiff’s complaint did not arise from peer review proceedings, but from alleged retaliatory motive. 		Anti-SLAPP California Courts of Appeal Jul. 28, 2017
FilmOn.com v. DoubleVerify Inc.
Anti-SLAPP motion properly granted in favor of provider of advertising authentication services in suit challenging provider’s negative classification of plaintiff’s websites. 		Anti-SLAPP California Courts of Appeal Jul. 27, 2017
Crossroads Investors L.P. v. Federal National Mortgage Association
On remand, appellate court overturns denial of Fannie Mae’s anti-SLAPP motion, allowing Fannie Mae to dodge most of property owners’ wrongful foreclosure claims. 		Anti-SLAPP California Courts of Appeal Jul. 27, 2017
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