California Court of Appeal

Denial of motion to strike plaintiff's defamation complaint as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) is affirmed where: 1) the trial court erred in denying the motion on the ground that the alleged defamatory statements did not concern an issue of public interest and therefore the complaint did not arise from a protected activity; 2) the subject statements were protected under the anti-SLAPP law; nevertheless, 3) plaintiff established that his claim had at least minimal merit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/23/2008
• Published 12/23/2008

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld and David A. Rosenfeld, Alameda, for Defendants and Appellants., Nevin & Absalom, Kenneth C. Absalom and Usha Viswanathan, San Francisco, for Plaintiff and Respondent.