A CCP §425.16 anti-SLAPP motion is often defendant’s opening salvo in a civil lawsuit. And it is a potent weapon: It prevents entry of default and “freezes” discovery; it also provides attorney fees if defendant wins and a right of immediate appeal if defendant loses!

Reflecting the anti-SLAPP motion’s widespread use, there are scores of new appellate cases each year dealing with it. In addition, the Legislature has been active with amendments and exceptions to the anti-SLAPP statute, and has created an “anti-SLAPPback” motion (CCP §425.18) to attack malicious prosecution actions based on earlier lawsuits dismissed pursuant to §425.16.

This three-hour program will bring you up to date. Our panelists include lawyers who specialize in anti-SLAPP motions and an appellate justice who has written extensively in this field. They will explain the intricate statutory scheme and the impact of new cases. They will also suggest effective strategies and tactics in making and opposing anti-SLAPP motions that can lead to favorable settlements early on.

If your practice includes civil or business litigation, this is a must attend program!

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Highlights

• Review of SLAPP basics and current case law

• Which claims are subject to anti-SLAPP motions: petitioning, litigation privilege activity, and public issue speech activity (malicious    prosecution, abuse of process, defamation, business torts, etc.)

• Identifying the "gravamen" of the claim in pure and mixed SLAPP causes of action

• Which actions are exempt from anti-SLAPP motions (public interest lawsuits and claims based on commercial speech activity under    §425.17, claims based on conduct that is illegal as a matter of law, etc.)

• The limited use of anti-SLAPP motions in SLAPPback malicious prosecution suits under §425.18

• Procedural and appellate issues in SLAPP cases

• Anti-SLAPP discovery motions . . . getting around the automatic stay

• Burden of proof considerations: defendant's burden ("arising from" protected activity) vs. plaintiff's burden ("probability of prevailing")

• Evidentiary considerations; admissible vs. inadmissible evidence

• Anti-SLAPP fee motions . . . prevailing defendant vs. CCP §128.5 fees for "frivolous" motions

• Anti-SLAPP motions in federal court

Presenters

JUSTICE WILLIAM F. RYLAARSDAM
Calif. Court of Appeal
4th Dist., Div. 3
MODERATOR - Both locations

JUDGE RICHARD A. KRAMER
San Francisco Superior Court
San Francisco location

JUDGE ELIZABETH ALLEN WHITE
Los Angeles Superior Court
Los Angeles location

JAMES J. MONEER
Private Practice
San Diego
Both locations

MICHÉLE B. CORASH
Morrison & Foerster LLP
San Francisco
Both locations

LIVE PROGRAMS:

SAN FRANCISCO
MONDAY, MAY 11
HOTEL NIKKO SAN FRANCISCO
222 Mason Street
(415) 394-1111

LOS ANGELES
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13
LOS ANGELES MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN
333 S. Figueroa Street
(213) 617-1133

VIDEO REPLAYS:

SHERMAN OAKS
WEDNESDAY, MAY 27
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT
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(818) 981-5400

COSTA MESA
THURSDAY, MAY 28
WESTIN SOUTH COAST PLAZA
686 Anton Blvd.
(714) 540-2500

SAN DIEGO
TUESDAY, JUNE 2
THE WESTIN GASLAMP QUARTER SAN DIEGO
910 Broadway Circle
(619) 239-2200

CLE Credit

3 HOURS MCLE CREDIT (including 0.5 Hour Legal Ethics)
The Rutter Group certifies that this activity has been approved for MCLE credit by The State Bar of California in the amount of 3 hours, of which 0.5 hour applies toward Legal Ethics.

Tuition

TRG Seminar PASSholders (admission only) - FREE

All others - $160

PRACTICE GUIDE SPECIAL OFFERS (with seminar enrollment)

• California Practice Guide: Civil Procedure Before Trial - $200 (plus tax) (Regularly $435)

• California Practice Guide: Civil Procedure Before Trial FORMS - $125 (plus tax) (Regularly $179)

• California Practice Guide: Civil Procedure Before Trial STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS - $125 (plus tax) (Regularly $179)

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