In the world of legal cases, SLAPP stands for "Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation." Typically, these are lawsuits that individuals or companies file with the intent of silencing or intimidating critics, rather than addressing legitimate legal grievances....
Anti-SLAPP
When may California’s anti-SLAPP law dismiss defamation lawsuits?
SLAPP civil suits typically concern reputational injuries associated with public petitioning or exercising the freedom of speech. As reported by California’s Coast News Group, the Golden State’s 1992 anti-SLAPP law protects against meritless lawsuits and costly...
Why you might need to file an anti-SLAPP motion in California
California safeguards the right to freedom of speech and petitioning for the public interest through a legal provision known as the anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) law. This statute protects individuals from lawsuits that aim to suppress...
Anti-SLAPP laws could protect AI companies
The use of artificial intelligence software to create art and other intellectual property has become a hot-button topic. AI companies claim that their software merely references other works in the same way that human artists and writers do. Meanwhile, artists and...