As doctors and hospitals throw considerable resources behind legal fights, some patients face huge legal bills for posting negative reviews.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe Sonoran News, a small Cave Creek weekly newspaper was sued by former congressman Gary Condit for defamation.
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