California provides a special procedural remedy whenever a lawsuit implicates a defendant's First Amendment right to petition or free speech. The procedure is commonly referred to as the "anti-SLAPP." (SLAPP is an acronym for Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation.) Under this procedure, the trial court evaluates the merits of the lawsuit using a summary judgment like process, often at an early stage of the litigation. In a recent unpublished decision, the California Court of Appeal affirmed the propriety of applying this procedure when a plaintiff is ...
Eminent Domain Report is a one-stop resource for everything new and noteworthy in eminent domain. We cover all aspects of eminent domain, including condemnation, inverse condemnation and regulatory takings. We also keep track of current cases, project announcements, budget issues, legislative reform efforts and report on all major eminent domain conferences and seminars in the United States.
Stay Connected
RSS Feed
Categories
- Administration
- Appraisal
- California
- CLIMATE CHANGE
- CONGRESS
- Construction
- Court Decisions
- EPA
- Events
- Goodwill
- GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
- Inverse Condemnation & Regulatory Takings
- Lawsuit
- New Legislation
- Possession
- Projects
- Public Agency Law
- Publications
- Redevelopment
- Regulatory Reform and Proposed Rules
- Right to Take
- Right-of-Way
- Seminars
- Speaking Engagements and Presentations
- trial
- Valuation
- Videos
- Water