Press Victory Under Louisiana Anti-SLAPP Law

In Louisiana in 2009, the Lake Charles American Press was able to invoke the state’s anti-SLAPP law to dismiss a suit brought against it by a jet company, after the newspaper ran a series of reports that the company had sold contaminated fuel to the military.

See Henry v. Lake Charles American Press LLC, et. al., No. 08-30201 (Apr. 14, 2009).