Paragon Restorations, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company v. Robinet Productions, LLC, a Minnesota ...

Syllabus

In a civil action based on speech that is not in or on an issue under consideration or review in a legislative, executive, judicial, administrative, or other governmental proceeding, to prevail on a special motion for expedited relief under the Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA), Minnesota Statutes sections 554.07 to 554.20 (2024), a moving party must establish pursuant to section 554.08(b)(3) that the cause of action is based on speech on a matter of public concern, as required by section 554.13(a), regardless of whether, per section 554.08(d)(2), the action relates to the communication, gathering, receiving, posting, or processing of consumer opinions or commentary, evaluations of consumer complaints, or reviews or ratings of businesses. Affirmed.