Category Archives: anti-SLAPP

Think Twice Before You Call the Police

California recently turned defamation law on its ear, as regards calling the police. Since 1872, anyone calling the police was protected from a civil action for what they said to the police. Now, thanks to a virtue-signaling Legislature, if you … Continue reading

Demand Letters Can Stray Into Civil Extortion — Miguel Mendoza v. Reed K. Hamzeh

If the threat of getting in trouble with the State Bar is not enough, maybe the threat of both civil and criminals actions will get attorneys to toe the line. You know that it is an ethical violation for an … Continue reading