October 31, 2018 - Law Offices of Anthony C. Duffy

Law Offices of Anthony C Duffy - Anti Slapp

California’s Anti-Slapp

Passed into law in 1992, California’s anti-SLAPP statute (prohibiting stra- tegic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs) has evolved into a nuanced but powerful procedural device for litigants facing lawsuits arising from protected petitioning or speech activity. Found at Code of Civil Procedure sections 425.16 through 425.18, it presents a Read more…

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Litigation

Getting SLAPP-ed in Federal Court:

Getting SLAPP-ed in Federal Court: Applying State Anti-SLAPP Special Motions to Dismiss in Federal Court After Shady Grove In recent years, dozens of states have enacted anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP) laws to counter SLAPP suits, or lawsuits filed to silence a defendant who has spoken out against a Read more…

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November 2018

California’s Anti-Slapp

Getting SLAPP-ed in Federal Court: