United States Ninth Circuit

The district court's order striking plaintiff's defamation complaint under Washington's anti-SLAPP statute, in an action arising out of a business dispute between companies that design and distribute hygiene products for prisoners, is affirmed, where: 1) the district court did not abuse its discretion by entertaining the untimely anti-SLAPP motion; and 2) plaintiff could not show a likelihood of success as to any of the alleged defamatory statements, and therefore, the complaint was properly dismissed under Washington's anti-SLAPP statute.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/04/2013
• Published 10/04/2013

Judges

• TASHIMA

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel