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Court rules anti-SLAPP law not a defense for law firm sued for malpractice

donal brown December 3, 2009

A California appeals court ruled that a law firm could not defend itself in a malpractice suit citing California’s anti-SLAPP laws since the client’s focus was on their attorney’s quality of performance rather than their speech and petitioning activities. -DB Metropolitan News-Enterprise December 3, 2009 By Kenneth Ofgang The anti-SLAPP statute does not protect a law firm from being sued for malpractice based on activities it performed on behalf of the client who later sued

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Anti-SLAPP law used against citizens legislature intended to protect

donal brown October 5, 2009

The Redding Record Searchlight says that when Shasta County uses an anti-SLAPP law to sue a citizen seeking redress of grievance, it constitutes a regrettable development for a law intended to protect the right of citizens to speak out on controversial issues. -DB The Redding Record Searchlight Opinion October 5, 2009 Leave it to the lawyers. In 1992, the state passed a law aimed at protecting citizens who speak their minds on controversial issues from expensive,

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Nonprofits step up in fight against use of lawsuits to stifle free speech

donal brown September 29, 2009

OMB Watch writes that nonprofit organizations have made strong contributions recently in curbing meritless lawsuits to silence and punish people entering the public arena. A congressional representative is planning to introduce anti-SLAPP legislation soon. -DB OMB Watch September 29, 2009 Nonprofit organizations have recently been active in efforts to prevent the use of lawsuits designed to discourage public participation. Nonprofits across the country have played a role in the campaign to eliminate Strategic Lawsuits Against Public

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SLAPP case: Firm brings more notoriety to itself by appealing suit

donal brown August 25, 2009

A management firm who lost a case against a griper defending himself refuses to let the matter die, appealing the case to the Ninth Circuit. -DB Techdirt Commentary August 24, 2009 By Michael Masnick from the bad-idea dept Remember that discussion a few months ago about how most lawyers apparently understood the Streisand Effect, and knew better than to file bogus lawsuits against individuals putting up “gripes” sites about their business? We’ve already seen that’s

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