Fighting SLAPPs, Protecting the First Amendment
Practicing law and litigating cases on a day-to-day basis, you often lose sight of big-picture, foundational legal questions. In First Amendment law, however, it is important never to stray too far from these bigger questions, lest they come back to … Read the rest
A group of Hollywood actors has filed suit against the film actors’ labor union in an attempt to prevent what they view as an unfair and hasty merger with another union for performance artists. After considering it for decades, the … Read the rest
Very interesting new (unpublished) opinion from the First Appellate District with significant implications for lawyer advertising and client solicitation, especially with regard to Internet and other mass media solicitation. Check out Kate Moser’s analysis on Law.com: http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202540890419&slreturn=1. The opinion … Read the rest
Last week, Jay Leno joked on his television show that the Golden Temple of Armritsar in India, a holy site to the Sikh religion, was the summer home of wealthy presidential candidate Mitt Romney. The joke caused a bit of … Read the rest
Over the holidays, news broke that the City of Los Angeles is contemplating a lawsuit against the Occupy L.A. protesters in an attempt to recover the costs of policing (and dispersing) the protests, as well as purported property damage caused … Read the rest
Last week, the California Supreme Court denied review of a decision upholding the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by former Republican Party volunteer and state party chairman candidate David Douglas Fennell, against the California Republican Party and various prominent members … Read the rest
NBC Universal, Inc., succeeded in dismissing under the California anti-SLAPP law a defamation claim brought by plaintiff Anurag Tiwari after Tiwari was featured on an episode of NBC’s “To Catch a Predator” TV series. The show involves hidden camera investigations … Read the rest