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· 10/15/1755

Purnell v. Reynolds

Citations

  • 4 H. & McH. 489

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  • concluding that “development of information” requires “something more substantial than merely editing portions of an e-mail and selecting material for publication”
  • holding that denial of - special motion to dismiss under California Anti-SLAPP Act met Cohen standards because it created a substantive immunity from suit and provided for immediate right of appeal
  • holding that denial of special motion to dismiss under California Anti-SLAPP Act met Cohen standards because it created a substantive immunity from suit and provided for immediate right of appeal
  • holding that the denial of an anti-SLAPP motion is appealable under § 1291
  • noting that California’s anti-SLAPP rule “is designed to protect the defendant from having to litigate meritless cases aimed at chilling First Amendment expression”
  • holding that even if operator of internet services could have reasonably concluded that the information was sent for internet publication, he was immunized from liability for the defamatory speech as a \provider or user of interactive computer services\ under the CDA

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