Anti-SLAPP

Being famous is not enough

The onslaught of anti-SLAPP litigation requires us to preemptively research the viability of a potential anti-SLAPP response by the opposing party

The viability of defamation actions in California today

How Berk v. Choy validates 25 years of Ninth Circuit dissents

From Issue: 2026 March

Only the strong or the very well prepared survive, no matter what the cases say

From Issue: 2020 May

Plaintiffs’ law firm sues client for defamation in website reviews, trial court grants anti-SLAPP motion against firm, upheld on appeal

The long and winding road, unabated: A review of major anti-SLAPP rulings since 2016