Yasser Abbas v. Foreign Policy Group, LLC

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• holding that the District of Columbia's anti-SLAPP statute does not apply in federal court
• concluding that District of Columbia defamation law governed dispute in part because the \parties relied on D.C. defamation law in briefing this appeal\
• concluding that District of Columbia defamation law governed dispute in part because the “parties relied on D.C. defamation law in briefing this appeal”
• holding that the D.C. anti-SLAPP Act was inapplicable in federal court because it required a plaintiff to meet a higher burden at the pre-trial stage by showing a “likelihood of success on the merits”
• holding that the D.C. anti-SLAPP Act was inapplicable in federal court because it required a plaintiff to meet a higher burden at the pre-trial stage by showing a “likelihood of success on the merits”
• holding that attorney’s fees were not available under Washington D.C.’s anti-SLAPP statute

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