Attorney can seek indemnification for malpractice 
Published: November 13, 2012
Tags: anti-SLAPP statute, indemnification, legal malpractice, Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation statute
A state anti-SLAPP law did not apply to bar a lawyer’s claim for indemnification against other attorneys who shared responsibility for his alleged malpractice, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Court reporters’ suit against lawyers not barred by anti-SLAPP statute
Published: May 1, 2012
Tags: anti-SLAPP statute, breach of contract
A suit brought by court reporters against lawyers who protested court reporting fees on behalf of their clients is not barred under the state anti-SLAPP statute, the California Court of Appeal has ruled.
State SLAPP law applies in federal court
By:
Thomas E. Egan and David E. Frank
Published: January 6, 2011
Tags: anti-SLAPP statute, civil rights, due process, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, freedom of speech, right of petition, §1983
More litigants may be able to take advantage of state anti-SLAPP laws in federal court following a recent 1st Circuit ruling.
Federal court must enforce anti-SLAPP law
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 29, 2010
Tags: anti-SLAPP statute, civil rights, due process, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, freedom of speech, right of petition, §1983
A federal court must enforce state free speech protections in a civil rights lawsuit brought by a former public school principal who claimed she was falsely accused of acting abusively towards her students, the 1st Circuit has ruled in reversing judgment.
