Yesterday's post concerned the California Court of Appeal's holding that statements made in a Form 10-K were "protected activity" under California's Anti-SLAPP statute because they were made "in connection with an issue under consideration or review...
If Form 10-K Statements Are "Protected Activity", What About Form 8-K and 10-Q Filings?
Posted on December 30, 2021
Court Holds Form 10-K Statements Constitute "Protected Activity"
Posted on December 29, 2021
Under California's Anti-SLAPP law, a defendant may bring a special motion to strike any cause of action "arising from any act of that person in furtherance of the person's right of petition or free speech under the United States Constitution or the ...
This Is One Case In Which Muddy Waters Isn't Singing The Blues
Posted on April 07, 2021
Muddy Waters is a firm engaged in financial analysis and short selling. After taking a short position in the stock of a publicly traded Chinese company, Muddy Waters published two negative reports referring to the company on a website. The Chinese...
Court Finds Lawsuit By Corporation Against Minority Shareholder Is "Protected Activity"
Posted on March 21, 2017
SLAPP is the initialization of the phrase "strategic lawsuit against public participation". A more informative description of SLAPP suits is found in Simpson Strong-Tie Co., Inc. v. Gore, 49 Cal.4th 12, 21 (2010):
