Arizona

Grade: C 

Arizona has an adequate anti-SLAPP law. It was enacted in 2006.

Jurisdiction Statute or Case Law? Any Forum? Any Public Issue? Mandatory Attorney Fees/Costs? Additional Burden? Amendment After Grant? Amendment While Pending? Immediate Appeal?
Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. 12-751 (2011) Y Y ? ? ?

ARIZ. REV. STAT. §§ 12-751

Statements that are all of the following: made as part of an initiative, referendum or recall effort, before or submitted to a government body, concerning an issue under review by that body, to influence government action or result are protected.

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Doctors, hospitals sue patients who post negative comments, reviews on social media
Doctors, hospitals sue patients who post negative comments, reviews on social media

As doctors and hospitals throw considerable resources behind legal fights, some patients face huge legal bills for posting negative reviews.

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Chinese Cultural Center update: Beijing Gardens restaurant remains open

The majority owner of Phoenix's Chinese Cultural Center announced plans to get rid of the building's Chinese architecture. Community groups protested the move, and then took the company to court. One of the tenants filed a defamation lawsuit against the company, and the company filed a defamation suit against the tenant. Lawyers for the tenant called the latter suit a SLAPP suit.

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Ex-lawmaker files libel suit against Cave Creek paper
Ex-lawmaker files libel suit against Cave Creek paper

The Sonoran News, a small Cave Creek weekly newspaper was sued by former congressman Gary Condit for defamation.

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