California Court of Appeal

Dismissal of plaintiff's defamation cause of action, pursuant to the statute prohibiting strategic lawsuits against public participation, is reversed where plaintiff has established that there is a probability that she will prevail on the claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/20/2005
• Published 04/20/2005

Judges

• MALLANO, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Horowitz & Clayton, Craig A. Horowitz, Wayne D. Clayton and Richard G. Munoz, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Seyfarth Shaw, Lorraine H. O'Hara and Dennis C. DePalma, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents.