Sarah Bro with the National Law Review writes:
"In an action involving the popular film series The Purge, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court denial of the defendants’ anti-SLAPP motion, holding that the plaintiff’s breach of implied-in-fact contract claim under state law did not arise from protected free speech activity."
Read MoreMike Masnick at Techdirt reminds us of the need for strong anti-SLAPP laws. "They help get rid of frivolous, censorious cases quickly, and they make the plaintiff pay the legal fees of the defendant (which also helps to deter other such frivolous cases)."
Read MoreTim Cushing at Techdirt offers an analysis of CT's new anti-SLAPP law, which was recently unanimously passed by legislators and is headed to the governor's desk.
Read MorePPP Board Member and Santa Clara Law Professor Eric Goldman recently participated in a panel on Capitol Hill with the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee called "Frivolous Defamation Suits vs. Online Reviews – Gagged by the Law(yers)?".
Read MorePPP Policy Director Evan Mascagni was recently quoted in a Truthout article about Donald Trump's threat to libel law.
Read MoreA South Dakota meat producer filed a defamation case against ABC news for its reports on the producer's lean, finely textured beef product.
Read MorePPP Board President Mark Goldowitz recently blogged about a new California Supreme Court decision that reins in abuse of the anti-SLAPP law by government entities.
Read MoreThe owner of a landfill in North Carolina wanted a local woman to stop complaining to county officials about his long-controversial dump. His lawyer, from one of North Carolina's most influential law firms, sent her a letter that insisted, "This has to stop"—or else.
Read MoreThe Pennsylvania Senate passed state anti-SLAPP legislation by a vote of 42-8 on April 25, 2017. “I am grateful for the bipartisan support for this important legislation,” prime sponsor Sen. Larry Farnese (D-Philadelphia) said. “As a lawyer, I will be the first to admit that in many circumstances, lawsuits are necessary. But we must take action to prevent litigation that only exists to harass and intimidate.”
Read MorePPP Board Member Professor Eric Goldman recently posted on his Technology & Marketing Law Blog about a case out of Utah dealing with a Yelp review of an attorney there.
Read MorePPP Board Member Professor Eric Goldman recently posted on his Technology & Marketing Law Blog about the amicus briefs recently filed in an important First Amendment case before the California Supreme Court.
Read MorePPP Board Vice President Jeremy Rosen recently co-authored an article on California's anti-SLAPP law for California Lawyer. The article provides an overview of California's anti-SLAPP law and discusses the evolution of the state’s anti-SLAPP jurisprudence.
Read MoreIn a rare case involving resort to a Delaware statute's legislative history, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster held that Delaware's anti-SLAPP statute is to be construed narrowly so as to be applicable only to public petition and participation in land use proceedings, and is not a broad legal protection against defamation claims.
Read MoreA new article from Peter Hayes at Bloomberg's Toxic Laws Reporter examines the rise of SLAPPs against environmental organizations and activists.
Read MoreThe North American Olive Oil Association filed a lawsuit in Georgia state court against television personality Dr. Oz for statements he made regarding the authenticity of olive oil imported into the U.S. “The court has grave concerns that the motivation for the present action falls squarely within the purpose of the anti-SLAPP statute as an attempt to chill speech,” wrote Judge Alford Dempsey, Jr. The judge dismissed the suit.
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