California SLAPP Law

California SLAPP Law


Latest Episodes

SLAPP033 – How to Defeat an anti-SLAPP Motion with Inadmissible Evidence
September 19, 2022

In Episode 33 of the California SLAPP Law Podcast, we revisit the California Supreme Court decision of Sweetwater Union High School District v. Gilbane Building Co. Our client was sued by an attorney,

SLAPP032 – The 3 Most-Often Miscited Anti-SLAPP Cases
June 20, 2021

We begin Episode 32 with the discussion of how Morris & Stone just defeated an anti-SLAPP motion. I reveal the common (and fatal) mistake made by defense counsel when they pursue anti-SLAPP motions. And on the topic of mistakes,

SLAPP031 – A Gambler Bets Wrong on the Anti-SLAPP Statute
May 16, 2021

In Episode 31, in addition to an anti-SLAPP case, we examine another example of how opposing counsel blew an opposition to our Motion for Summary Judgment, by being unaware of the procedure rules. The limit for the memorandum of points on a typical mot...

SLAPP030 – Is it Defamatory to Call Someone a “Crook?”
May 03, 2021

Fun, fun, fun in the California sun at Morris & Stone. In just the past couple of weeks, we (1) Obtained a 3.9 million dollar defamation verdict for one client; (2) Got another client out of a 7 million dollar case on a motion for summary judgment,

SLAPP029 – Can Attorneys Sue Their Clients for Malicious Prosecution After a Fee Dispute?
March 22, 2021

In episode 28, we discussed the attorney who sued his own client for malicious prosecution. The client had challenged the fees charged by the attorney by way of the informal fee arbitration process, and when he lost the attorney turned around and sued ...

SLAPP028 – An Exception to the Absolute Police Report Privilege?
March 14, 2021

Some of our anti-SLAPP cases are breaking new legal ground through some very interesting fact patterns. Penal Code section 11172 You are probably aware that certain professionals are required to report any child abuse situation of which they become awa...

SLAPP027 – When a Motion to Dismiss is a Better Strategy than an Anti-SLAPP Motion
November 11, 2018

President Trump is never short on controversy, and said controversy leads to some interesting cases. In Episode 27 of the California SLAPP Law Podcast, we will discuss two Trump cases — one First Amendment and one anti-SLAPP — arising from the words an...

SLAPP026 – Don’t Sue for Defamation Unless the Statements Really are False
September 16, 2018

Canada, eh? Those hosers in Ontario didn’t get around to passing an anti-SLAPP statute until 2015, and they’re still trying to figure it out. In this episode of the California SLAPP Law Podcast, we travel to the great white north to examine an anti-SLA...

SLAPP025 – Anti-SLAPP Motion Defeats Gone With the Wind Actress
August 26, 2018

de Havilland v. FX Networks, LLC If you sell t-shirts bearing the images of the Three Stooges, can you be sued for violating their right of publicity? And if you create and broadcast an 8-part docudrama centering on Bette Davis and Joan Crawford,

SLAPP024 – Supreme Court Clarifies Whether Amended Complaint Resets 60-Day Clock for Anti-SLAPP Motion
March 25, 2018

In Episode 24 of the California SLAPP Law Podcast, we tackle two important anti-SLAPP issues. Newport Harbor Ventures, LLC v. Morris Cerullo World Evangelism The conventional wisdom until now, as expressed in cases such as Yu v. Signet Bank/Virginia,