The California Third District Court of Appeal recently upheld the actions of a healthcare facility reporting a provider to the National Practitioner Data Bank who resigned while under investigation. In doing so, the court...more
A California appellate court affirmed the trial court's conclusion that a lawyer's anti-SLAPP motion was frivolous because the filing was not an issue of public interest, nor was it litigation activity. He was accordingly...more
In Jan Dunning et al. v. Kevin K. Johnson, APLC et al., the Fourth District Court of Appeal held that a developer and property owner could pursue its claims against a neighbor and project opponent for malicious prosecution...more
New York has recently enacted a new anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuits against public participation) statute, which provides additional remedies for the defense of frivolous lawsuits brought to deter the exercise of free speech...more
New York has enacted new legislation that significantly expands and adds bite to its formerly narrow, relatively toothless anti-SLAPP statute. This is a significant development, especially because New York is a core source of...more
Prior to the California Supreme Court’s decision in Wilson vs. Cable News Network, Inc., California Courts of Appeal were split on whether California’s anti-SLAPP statute applied to an employee’s claims of discrimination and...more
As mentioned last week, the 86th Legislature amended the Texas Citizens Participation Act, Texas’ Anti-SLAPP law and defendants’ go-to weapon of destruction in a diverse range of cases....more