Court Finds Presentation To Regulators Was An Official Proceeding And Why That Is Important
Posted on January 26, 2024

California's Anti-SLAPP statute is intended to cut short lawsuits "brought primarily to chill the valid exercise of the constitutional rights of freedom of speech and petition . . .". Cal. Code Civ. Proc § 425.16(a) Application of the statute...

Nevada Supreme Court Finds CEO's Statements To Shareholders, Directors And Officers May Be Protected Activity
Posted on December 04, 2023

Nevada, like California, has enacted an anti-SLAPP law that is intended to protect citizens' First Amendment rights to petition the government for redress of grievances and to free speech by limiting the chilling effect of civil actions that are...

Documents Filed With The Secretary Of State Do Not Qualify For Anti-SLAPP Protection
Posted on September 20, 2022

An individual formed a nonprofit public benefit corporation, Xi'an Jiaotung University Alumni Association of Norther California by filing articles of incorporation with the California Secretary of State.  Thereafter, he filed statement of information...

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 ...

Complaints About Cake Did Not Involve The Public Interest
Posted on September 08, 2021

"Qu'ils mangent de la brioche"

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):

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