New Hampshire
Grade: F
New Hampshire does not have an anti-SLAPP law.
New Hampshire SLAPP Stories:
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Grade: F
New Hampshire does not have an anti-SLAPP law.
A New Hampshire state court dismissed a defamation suit filed by a patent owner unhappy that it had been called a “patent troll.” The court ruled that the phrase “patent troll” and other rhetorical characterizations are not the type of factual statements that can be the basis of a defamation claim.
A former town councilor sued The Eagle-Tribune and its sister newspaper the Derry News over a July 2017 story, claiming the newspaper defamed him by portraying him as a liar out for "pecuniary gain and greed.”
In an unusual SLAPP, Kathleen Seidel, a New Hampshire blogger on vaccine and neurological issues, was served a subpoena commanding her to appear for deposition and to comply with exceedingly broad document production in a personal injury lawsuit she had written about on her blog.