· 8/16/1994
Wilcox v. Superior Court
Citations
- 27 Cal. App. 4th 809
- 33 Cal. Rptr. 2d 446
- 94 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6289
- 94 Daily Journal DAR 11405
- 1994 Cal. App. LEXIS 838
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that SLAPP suit plaintiffs “typically ask for damages which would be ruinous to the defendants”
- concluding that “probability” is equivalent to a “reasonable probability” of prevailing
- explaining that SLAPP suit plaintiffs “typically ask for damages which would be ruinous to the defendants”
- describing anti-SLAPP standard as similar to 13 “that used in determining a motion for a nonsuit or directed verdict”
- memorandum sent to fellow court reporters notifying them of the plaintiffs lawsuit, and seeking their support, held to be statement in connection with the underlying judicial proceeding
- \SLAPP suits have been characterized as 'generally meritless suits brought by large private interests to deter common citizens from exercising their political or legal rights or to punish them for doing so'\
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Judges: Johnson
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