California Court of Appeal

A declaratory relief action filed in response to an attorney's letters threatening litigation over a contract dispute does not come within the provisions of a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP), and therefore the trial court properly denied defendant's motion to strike plaintiff's complaint as a SLAPP.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/22/2014
• Published 07/22/2014

Judges

• GILBERT

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel