A former Oregon state representative faces a demand for the attorney’s fees of an anti-abortion group after Oregon’s Supreme Court declined to hear his appeal. The representative had sued the group for its mailers, which he said, "included false statements,” but the group responded with an anti-SLAPP motion.
Read MoreThe 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a Portland man's defamation lawsuit against a woman who accused him of sexual assault. The panel ruled that Oregon's anti-SLAPP law applied, and the man did not meet a minimum burden of proof for his allegations.
Read MoreA dentist sued a former patient because the patient posted negative reviews about him online.
Read MoreA Portland, Oregon blogger faced a $1 million defamation lawsuit from a medical spa doctor after she blogged and tweeted about his practice. The blogger’s lawyer filed an anti-SLAPP motion to get the case dismissed.
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