“Two significant anti-SLAPP cases have been released, in conjunction, by the Supreme Court. Bent v Platnick deals with a motion in a defamation action that was initially successful in getting dismissed. The Court of Appeal reversed the decision, and the Court upheld the appeal, specifically on the likelihood of the plaintiff’s success. The case involved the reputation of a doctor on a lawyers’ listserv, which bolstered the interests in having the matter adjudicated on the merits …” (more)
[Omar Ha-Redeye, Slaw, 13 September]
First posted 2020-09-16 12:46:42
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