Anti-SLAPP
Fox News SLAPPs Defamation Suit, Wins Attorney Fees in District Court
Matt KristoffersenA former Hunter Biden business partner faced a double loss in the Southern District of New York late last year. Anthony Bobulinski’s $30 million defamation lawsuit against Fox News’s Jessica Tarlov, filed after the co-host of “The Five” said that a Trump Super PAC paid his legal fees, couldn’t survive a motion to dismiss under…
Ohio Enacts Anti-SLAPP Law
Kevin T. ShookFor years, the absence of an Anti-SLAPP law left Ohio news outlets vulnerable to lawsuits bankrolled by powerful interests seeking to suppress truthful reporting. The state's new law aims to level the playing field.
In Texas, Free-Speech Advocates Gear Up for Another Anti-SLAPP Fight
Laura Prather and Reid PillifantWith big money and political influence still pushing SB 336, free speech advocates expect another bitter fight that could go the full 140 days.
Utah Court Dismisses Defamation Suit Against Newspaper Under Uniform Public Expression Protection Act
Jeffrey J. Hunt, David C. Reymann, and Tammy M. FrisbyA Utah state district court recently dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought against a weekly newspaper in what is believed to be the first application of the state’s new Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA) to news reporting.
Publishers Win Anti-SLAPP Motion and Fee Award in Lawsuit Over Book Cover
David Aronoff and Josh BornsteinThe lawsuit involved claims by plaintiff Patrick Wizmann, who alleged that a statement written on the dust jacket of the book Dreams Don’t Die is allegedly false and misleading.
“Vanderpump Rules” Revenge Porn Lawsuit May Proceed, Judge Rules
Matt KristoffersenJudge Crowley reasoned that Madix did not have her boyfriend’s consent to access the contents of his phone.
Pennsylvania Enacts Anti-SLAPP Statute
Michael BerryThe new law is the culmination of more than a decade of lobbying by free-speech advocates from across the political spectrum.
Fox News Dismissed from Lawsuit in Less Than 90 Days with Public Apology
Reid PillifantGarcia’s counsel publicly pilloried Fox—the first named defendant in the case—for its supposedly shoddy journalism. There was just one problem: Fox News Network had been careful not to publish Garcia’s image before it could be verified. As a result, Fox never published Garcia’s image.
First Anti-SLAPP Win under NJ’s New UPEPA Law
Bruce S. RosenNine months after New Jersey enacted its first anti-SLAPP law, essentially adopting the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act, a New Jersey trial court was the first to dismiss a SLAPP action.